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bad precedent

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meanings of badand precedent


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bad
adjective
uk /bæd/ us /bæd/
unpleasant and ...
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precedent
noun
uk /ˈpres.ɪ.dənt/ us /ˈpres.ə.dent/
an action, situation, or decision that has already happened and can be used as a reason why a similar action or decision should be performed ...
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Examples of bad precedent


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I regard the order as a badprecedent.
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I think this is really a very badprecedent.
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It is a very badprecedent to keep: these long hours, all the more that it is quite unnecessary.
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I suggest that it is a thoroughly badprecedent to pass a clear resolution with secret or collateral provisos.
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That would be a very badprecedent to set.
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Here it would make a very badprecedent and perhaps a very dangerous one.
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I suggest that that is not a badprecedent to set.
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That is a very badprecedent, apart from anything else.
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Our concern is that the process would set a badprecedent.
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To have taken that precedent would have been to have taken a badprecedent.
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Nevertheless, it is a badprecedent in tax legislation even to legislate for groups.
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If we continue with this there will come a time when our positions are reversed and this badprecedent will be followed.
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It would be a very badprecedent to start doing that.
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I regard this wording as a badprecedent.
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I believe this to be a badprecedent.
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As has been pointed out repeatedly this afternoon, it also sets a thoroughly badprecedent.
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I accept that a badprecedent could be created.
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That, in itself, interferes with all freedom for the medical profession, and is a badprecedent for the future.
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That conjoint judicial review is a badprecedent.
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