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Precedent

/prˈɛsɪdənt/
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(noun) An act in the past which may be used as an example to help decide the outcome of similar instances in the future.

There is no precedent for such a case.
It's totally without precedent for the suspect's attorney to be the true culprit.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The court's ruling set a legal ____ that would influence similar cases for decades to come.

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