7 sentences with 'precedent'
Example sentences and phrases with the word precedent and other words derived from it.
• « In the course of the 17th century, "trading empires" emerged, first and foremost those of the Dutch and English, which established the precedent that profit and territorial control were mutually reinforcing priorities for European states. Driven by this joint motive, European states established huge and growing global empires. »
• « At this early stage, the commoners had little real political power; the importance was the precedent of meeting to discuss politics. »
• « Based on a precedent originally established by the Gracchi during the Republic, the imperial state distributed free grain (and, later, wine and olive oil) to the male citizens of the city of Rome. »
• « Ancient Rome started the tradition of using precedent to shape legal decisions, as well as the idea that there is a spirit in laws that is sometimes more important than a literal interpretation. »
• « They also often went to great lengths to take advantage of the precedent of Roman civilisation; for example, Clovis of the Franks insisted that Frankish laws be recorded in Latin, and eventually the Frankish language disappeared and was replaced by the earliest form of French, a Latin language. »
• « For the first time, the caliphate signed a peace treaty with a non-Muslim state; this was an important precedent because it established the idea that a Muslim state could recognise the political legitimacy of a non-Muslim one. »
• « An important example of an early pope who created such a precedent is Gregory the Great, who was pope at the end of the 7th century. »