precedential
Americanadjective
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of, involving, or serving as a precedent
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having precedence
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Example Sentences
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City of Brandon was a straightforward precedential fix-it job.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 23, 2026
“Trial court decisions have no precedential value in California; they bind the parties but not another court,” noted James Fischer, an insurance law expert and professor at Southwestern Law School in Los Angeles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2025
“This is a precedential system which goes both ways — if you win or lose — and sends a signal to the market,” Ms. Allensworth said.
From New York Times ● Jul. 28, 2022
That distinction, he wrote, “lacks a meaningful application not only in theory, but in practice as well,” tossing it in the precedential dumpster.
From Slate ● Jun. 21, 2022
“The court of appeals has said in a precedential opinion specifying the single-person rule applies to third-degree murder. … I feel it would be an abuse of discretion not to grant the motion.”
From Washington Post ● Mar. 11, 2021
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