Precedent is something preceding in time that may serve as a guide or authority for future action, like the risk of setting an expensive precedent by buying a car.
Precedent es algo que precede en el tiempo y puede servir como guía o autoridad para acciones futuras, como el riesgo de establecer un costoso precedente al comprar un coche.
| Word | precedent |
|---|---|
| Part of Speech | N. |
| Definition | something preceding in time that may be used as an authority or guide for future action. |
| Sentence | If I buy you a car for your sixteenth birthday, your brothers will want me to buy them cars when they turn sixteen, too; I can't afford to set such and expensive precedent. |
Tags: psat, hf
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