precedent setting
Creating new standards
Precedent setting describes an action, decision, or event that establishes a standard for future cases.
A precedent-setting court ruling becomes the basis for deciding similar disputes.
The term often carries weight or warning—a precedent-setting move invites imitation: This precedent-setting agreement could reshape the industry.
Also hyphenated: precedent-setting.
- landmark decisionLegally significant court judgment
- social normShared behavioral expectation
- corporate policyOrganization's formal rules
- best practiceAccepted superior method
- case lawJudge-made legal doctrine
moral principle · first impression · breaking new ground · paradigm shift · common law · industry standard · test case · legal doctrine · appellate court · symbolic act · scientific model · philosophical argument · value system · bellwether · ripple effect · slippery slope · collective memory · watershed moment
precedent settingconventional
Following accepted practices
traditional · routine · established · standard · customary
precedent settinginconsequential
Lacking significance or impact
forgettable · unremarkable · negligible · immaterial · insignificant
precedent settinginconsequential
Lacking significance or impact
unremarkable · run-of-the-mill · garden-variety · ordinary · mundane
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