Collocations for precedent - noun

bad, dangerous, terrible, unfortunate
good, important, strong
There is a strong precedent for such a strategy.

ample
There is ample precedent for this tactic.

clear, obvious
There is no obvious precedent for this law.

established, historical, past, prior
new
This would have set a dangerous new precedent.

court, judicial, legal
There was a federal court precedent for this.

binding
The ruling does not set a binding precedent.

literary
There are many literary precedents for this strategy.

serve as
This case could could serve as a precedent for others against the tobacco companies.

have
create, establish, provide, set
This lowering of standards sets a dangerous precedent for future developments.

cite
find
base sth on, use sth as
The judge based his decision on precedents set during the previous century.

follow
ignore
break, overturn
Overturning a legal precedent is no easy matter.

without precedent
The achievements of this period were without precedent in history.

precedent for
Many precedents can be found for this decision.