Act and Precedent

Act

Act noun - A performance regularly presented by an individual or group.

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Precedent and act are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Precedent" instead a noun "Act".

Nearby Words: acting, acted

Precedent noun - An example that is used to justify similar occurrences at a later time.

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Act and precedent are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Act" instead a noun "Precedent".

good	good act	good precedent
similar	similar act	similar precedent
certain	certain act	certain precedent
original	original act	original precedent
Other adjectives: actual, entire, real, great, little, bad, horrible, new.

The game considers this act, called Diablerie, to be a Very, Very Bad Thing, especially in the eyes of the Camarilla... Though they mostly dislike it for the precedent it sets.

Source: Power Copying
Is partially subverted in that the reason Elizabeth wants to save Mary is not just for love of her cousin or for the sake of honor, but because she fears such an act —executing a sovereign Queen— would set a bad precedent and put her own life in danger.

Source: Series / Elizabeth R
Ur-Example: They sued De La Soul for Sampling "You Showed Me" on "Transmitting Live From Mars," and won a large settlement, making them the first act to respond to sampling in that way and setting a legal precedent for the industry.

Source: Music / The Turtles

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