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> Precedent is when there's case law backing something. No, you're thinking of a restricted version of the second definition from Merriam-Webster, while it was
by guerrilla 4y ago
> Precedent is when there's case law backing something.
No, you're thinking of a restricted version of the second definition from Merriam-Webster, while it was clearly the first definition that was meant.
precedent. noun
1. an earlier occurrence of something similar
2. a : something done or said that may serve as an example or rule to authorize or justify a subsequent act of the same or an analogous kind a verdict that had no precedent
b : the convention established by such a precedent or by long practice
- anecdotal1 4y ago> Musk has precedent The "has" makes it seem like it was a legal statement. It probably should be been worded differently
- MikeTheGreat 4y agoAgreed. Perhaps something like "...so that's a precedent that shows that Musk is willing/has done something like this"
- agsnu 4y agoSee https://ludwig.guru/s/has+precedent https://ludwig.guru/s/has+precedent for a plenty of examples of using "has precedent" in non-legal contexts.