without precedent

wɪˈðaʊt ˈprɛsɪdənt

Definition

Definition of without precedent - Reverso English Dictionary

Adverb

historyin a way that has never happened before

The event occurred without precedent in the city's history.
The decision was made without precedent in legal history.
This level of cooperation is without precedent.

unprecedentedly

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Expressions with precedent

against all precedent

adv.

in a way that defies previous examples or norms

The decision was made against all precedent.

break with precedent

disregard established tradition

The judge chose to break with precedent in her ruling.

establish a precedent

create a new example others will follow in the future

This court decision will establish a precedent for similar cases.

historical precedent

earlier event used as an example

The court's decision was based on a historical precedent.

set a precedent

establish a standard for future actions

The court's decision set a precedent for future cases.

legal precedent

previous court decision used as a rule

The judge relied on legal precedent to make the ruling.

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French:sans précédent, ...
German:beispiellos, ...
Italian:senza precedenti, ...
Spanish:sin precedentes, ...
Portuguese:sem precedentes, ...
Chinese:史无前例, ...
Japanese:前例なく, ...
Arabic:بلا سابقة, ...
Hebrew:חֲסַר תַּקְדִּים, ...
Russian:беспрецедентно, ...
Ukrainian:безпрецедентно, ...
Hindi:अभूतपूर्व रूप से, ...
Bengali:অপ্রতিদ্বন্দ্বীভাবে, ...
Catalan:sense precedents, ...
Czech:bezprecedentně, ...
Danish:uden fortilfælde, ...
Dutch:zonder precedent, ...
Greek:χωρίς προηγούμενο, ...
Hungarian:példátlanul, ...
Khmer:ដោយមិនធ្លាប់មានពីមុន, ...
Korean:전례 없이, ...
Persian:بی‌سابقه, ...
Polish:bez precedensu, ...
Portuguese (BR):sem precedentes, ...
Romanian:fără precedent, ...
Swedish:utan motstycke, ...
Thai:อย่างไม่เคยมีมาก่อน, ...
Turkish:benzeri görülmemiş şekilde, ...
Vietnamese:chưa từng có tiền lệ, ...

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