SET A LEGAL PRECEDENT

Meaning of SET A LEGAL PRECEDENT in English

innovative decision in court which is to be set as an example

Explanatory English dictionary bed edition. Толковый словарь английского языка Редакция bed. 2012

SET — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bunch/set of keys (= a group of keys kept together ) ▪ He …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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English-Visayan vocabulary
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
PRECEDENT — I. prece·dent (ˈ)prē|sēd ə nt, prə̇ˈs-, or like precedent II adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin praecedent-, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LEGAL — I. ˈlēgəl sometimes ˈlig- adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin legalis of or relating to law, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PRECEDENT — (a.) Going before; anterior; preceding; antecedent; as, precedent services.
Английский словарь Webster
LEGAL — (a.) Created by, permitted by, in conformity with, or relating to, law; as, a legal obligation; a legal standard or …
Английский словарь Webster
PRECEDENT — ( a. ) Going before; anterior; preceding; antecedent; as, precedent services.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
LEGAL — ( a. ) Created by, permitted by, in conformity with, or relating to, law; as, a legal obligation; a legal …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SET — /set/ , v. , set, setting , n., adj., interj. v.t. 1. to put (something or someone) in a particular …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PRECEDENT — — precedentless , adj. n. /pres"i deuhnt/ ; adj. /pri seed"nt, pres"i deuhnt/ , n. 1. Law. a legal decision …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LEGAL — — legally , adv. /lee"geuhl/ , adj. 1. permitted by law; lawful: Such acts are not legal. 2. of or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SET — I. ˈset verb ( set ; set·ting ) Etymology: Middle English setten, from Old English settan; akin to Old High …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PRECEDENT — I. pre·ce·dent pri-ˈsē-d ə nt, ˈpre-sə-dənt adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin praecedent-, praecedens, present participle of praecedere …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
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Webster English vocab
PRECEDENT — noun a rough draught of a writing which precedes a finished copy. 2. precedent ·adj going before; anterior; preceding; antecedent; …
Webster English vocab
LEGAL — adj according to the old or mosaic dispensation; in accordance with the law of moses. 2. legal ·adj according to …
Webster English vocab
PRECEDENT — [pre.ce.dent] adj [ME, fr. MF, fr. L praecedent-, praecedens, prp. of praecedere] (15c): prior in time, order, arrangement, or significance …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PRECEDENT — in law, a judgment or decision of a court that is cited as an example or analogy to justify deciding …
Britannica English vocabulary
PRECEDENT — I precedent noun BrE AmE ˈpres ɪd ə nt ˈpriːs-, -əd- ▷ precedent|s s II precedent adjective BrE AmE pri …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
LEGAL — legal BrE AmE ˈliːɡ ə l ▷ legal|ly i ▶ ˌ legal ˈ aid BrE AmE ▶ ˌ legal ˈ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SET — / set; NAmE / verb , noun , adjective ■ verb ( set·ting , set , set ) PUT / …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PRECEDENT — / ˈpresɪdənt; NAmE / noun 1. [ C , U ] an official action or decision that has happened in …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LEGAL — / ˈliːgl; NAmE / adjective 1. [ only before noun ] connected with the law : the legal profession / …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SET — I. set 1 S1 W1 /set/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle set , present participle setting …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PRECEDENT — pre ‧ ce ‧ dent AC /ˈpresəd ə nt, ˈpresɪd ə nt/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: verb : …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LEGAL — le ‧ gal S2 W1 AC /ˈliːɡ ə l/ BrE AmE adjective [ Word Family: noun : ↑ legality ≠ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SET — v. (setting; past and past part. set) 1 tr. put, lay, or stand (a thing) in a certain position or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LEGAL — adj. 1 of or based on law; concerned with law; falling within the province of law. 2 appointed or required …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SET — v. (setting; past and past part. set) 1 tr. put, lay, or stand (a thing) in a certain position or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LEGAL — adj. 1 of or based on law; concerned with law; falling within the province of law. 2 appointed or required …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
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Oxford English vocab
LEGAL — adj.1 of or based on law; concerned with law; falling within the province of law. 2 appointed or required by …
Oxford English vocab
SET — I. NOUN USES /set/ ( sets) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PRECEDENT — ( precedents) If there is a precedent for an action or event, it has happened before, and this can be …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LEGAL — Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. Legal is used to describe things …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PRECEDENT — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES set a precedent (= do something that later actions or decisions may be based on …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SET — (POSITION) [verb] [T usually + adverb or preposition] setting, past set - to put (something) in the stated place or …
Cambridge English vocab
PRECEDENT — [noun] [C] - an action, situation or decision which has already happened and which can be used as a reason …
Cambridge English vocab
LEGAL — [adjective] - connected with or allowed by the lawlegal advicea legal obligation/requirementlegal statusyour legal rightslegal action/proceedingsthe legal professionthe legal systemfinancial …
Cambridge English vocab
PRECEDENT — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ bad , dangerous , terrible , unfortunate ▪ good , important , strong ▪ There is a …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
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Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
LEGAL — Loosely used to mean "in accordance with all the relevant rules", especially in connection with some set of constraints defined …
FOLDOC Computer English Dictionary
PRECEDENT — n. prototype, model, example, exemplar, pattern, paradigm, yardstick, criterion, standard, lead The French considered the War of American Independence a …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
LEGAL — adj. 1 lawful, licit, statutory, acceptable, permissible, permitted, admissible, authorized The police officer was found to have exceeded his legal …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
LEGAL — Loosely used to mean `in accordance with all the relevant rules', esp. in connection with some set of constraints defined …
Jargon File English vocabulary
PRECEDENT — A case which establishes legal principles to a certain set of facts, coming to a certain conclusion, and which is …
Duhaime's Law English Dictionary
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PRECEDENT — 1. сущ. прецедент without precedent ≈ беспрецедентный, не имеющий прецедента there's no precedent for this ≈ это беспрецедентный случай to …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
LEGAL — прил. 1) правовой, юридический; судебный legal advice ≈ совет юриста legal aid bureau ≈ юридическая консультация legal capacity ≈ правоспособность, …
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Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PRECEDENT — precedent.ogg 1. ʹpresıd(ə)nt n (судебный) прецедент to set /to create/ a precedent - создать прецедент to invoke a precedent - …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
LEGAL — legal.ogg 1. ʹli:g(ə)l n обыкн. pl фин. ценные бумаги, которые по закону могут быть приобретены доверительными учреждениями 2. ʹli:g(ə)l a …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SET — 1) набор; комплект; группа; ряд; семейство; партия 2) совокупность; множество 3) установка; агрегат; аппарат 4) горн. оклад ( крепи ) …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
SET — 1) набор; комплект; группа; ряд; семейство; партия 2) совокупность; множество 3) установка; агрегат; аппарат 4) горн. оклад (крепи) 5) батарея коксовых печей 6) установка; регулирование; …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
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Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
PRECEDENT — 1. precedent сущ.прецедент without precedent — беспрецедентный, не имеющий прецедента there's no precedent for this — это беспрецедентный случай to …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
LEGAL — legal прил.1) правовой, юридический; судебный legal advice — совет юриста legal aid bureau — юридическая консультация legal capacity — правоспособность, …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
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Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
PRECEDENT — 1. ʹpresıd(ə)nt n (судебный) прецедент to set /to create/ a precedent - создать прецедент to invoke a precedent - сослаться …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
LEGAL — 1. ʹli:g(ə)l n обыкн. pl фин. ценные бумаги, которые по закону могут быть приобретены доверительными учреждениями 2. ʹli:g(ə)l a 1. …
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