"precedent" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

precedent sustantivo

sustantivo + precedent
Kolokacji: 4
court precedent • condition precedent • abortion precedent • Senate precedent
precedent + verbo
Kolokacji: 8
precedent exists • precedent suggests • precedent establishes • precedent sets • precedent applies • ...
verbo + precedent
Kolokacji: 10
set a precedent • establish a precedent • cite precedents • take precedent • create a precedent • ...
adjetivo + precedent
Kolokacji: 50
legal precedent • dangerous precedent • historical precedent • bad precedent • important precedent • ...
collocations grouped by meanings
Grup znaczeniowych: 11
(6) clear, direct, positive
Kolokacji: 3
1. obvious precedent = oczywisty precedens obvious precedent
2. useful precedent = przydatny precedens useful precedent
3. strong precedent = mocny precedens strong precedent
4. real precedent = rzeczywisty precedens real precedent
5. powerful precedent = mocny precedens powerful precedent
  • This follows a powerful precedent set over the border in Canada.
  • But the governor is facing powerful precedents.
  • The ruling was hailed as a victory by educational reformers, and a potentially powerful precedent for other states embroiled in similar litigation.
  • In fact, a settlement could come first at DaimlerChrysler, and then Ford will have a pretty powerful precedent to follow.
  • That's an unacceptable basis, as a matter of law and justice, for overturning so powerful a precedent.
  • Moreover, this control has a powerful historical precedent: parental guidance is even older than the Constitution.
  • Members of Congress who worry about the costs should be aware of powerful precedents.
  • Any blend of black and country music would have powerful precedents.
  • A powerful precedent was set, and the next time Mrs. Gandhi wanted to rule she had to seek re-election.
  • By invoking community aesthetic standards as the rationale for the ban, the city fathers have now established a powerful precedent.
(10) unfortunate, ominous, damaging
Kolokacji: 3
(11) international, national
Kolokacji: 2
preposición + precedent
Kolokacji: 11
without precedent • of precedent • to precedent • with precedent • on precedent • ...

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