# precedent

- **Language:** English
- **Level:** C1 (Advanced)
- **Part of speech:** noun
- **Pronunciation:** /ˈpresɪdənt/
- **English:** an earlier event or decision used as a guide for later ones
- **Persian:** سابقه، رویه‌ی قبلی

## Example

> The ruling sets a precedent for similar cases.
> این حکم برای پرونده‌های مشابه سابقه ایجاد می‌کند.

## Word forms

- adjective: unprecedented

## Common phrases

- set a precedent
- legal precedent
- without precedent

## Related words

- [autonomy](https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/english/autonomy): the freedom to make your own decisions (C1)
- [consensus](https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/english/consensus): an opinion that all members of a group agree with (C1)
- [controversial](https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/english/controversial): causing a lot of disagreement or argument (C1)
- [integrate](https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/english/integrate): to combine things so that they work together (C1)
- [legitimate](https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/english/legitimate): allowed by law or acceptable as reasonable (C1)
- [stringent](https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/english/stringent): strict and demanding careful following (C1)
- [warrant](https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/english/warrant): to be a good enough reason for something (C1)
- [circumstance](https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/english/circumstance): a fact or condition connected with an event or situation (B2)

Source: https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/english/precedent