In practice the majority of decisions rely on recent precedent.

This is a work of fiction with a story line based on political history and historic precedent.

The Court relied on precedent to find that the special assessments should not be considered a revenue bill.

Some countries don't rely on precedent, so it may not compute.

This tension is especially interesting in common law, which depend on judicial precedent.

The text is in places heavily dependent on classical precedent.

This was a hurried draft based closely on French precedents.

"If you don't believe in the disruption of society, reliance on precedent is important," he said cautiously.

It doesn't limit their discretion the way relying on domestic precedent does.

Since common law is based on precedent, the Ontario verdict, expected shortly, will be viewed with no little interest.