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set a precedent

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gen. носить прецедентный характер (to establish a pattern, to set a policy that must be followed in future cases: The legal case set a precedent that will be followed for many years in the future. ICC Alexander Demidov); создавать прецедент; создать прецедент
cliche. создать прецедент (*adding this to confirm that this is the correct expression* • The wall – which will be built nine feet taller than is currently allowed – attracted significant controversy over the past month, with some members of the public arguing that the wall will be a visual eyesore and set a precedent for other waterfront property owners to build tall walls next to the Seawalk. (nsnews.com) -- создаст прецедент для других домовладельцев“This rezoning would set a precedent that would dismantle crucial residential safeguards, opening the floodgates for a wave of unwanted high-rise development across the West End,” the group’s website states. -- создаст прецедент theprovince.com ART Vancouver)
crim.law., amer. создавать прецедент (Hoping to set a precedent for other crime victims, a civil-trial jury awarded them $40,000 — a symbolic victory against Steve Herrin, who was indigent. — Надеясь создать прецедент для других потерпевших, присяжные в гражданском процессе присудили им 40 тыс. долларов, что явилось чисто символической победой над неимущим Стивом Херрином.); устанавливать прецедент
law установить прецедент
polit. установить прецедент (for)
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