setting a precedent in English
innovative court verdict; defining a new path
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1. He married a wife from the Jin clan, setting a precedent for his successors, and he moved the capital to Hansan, today's southeast Seoul.
2. TOKYO — A Japanese court ruled on Wednesday that not Allowing same-sex couples to get married is "unconstitutional," setting a precedent in …
3. Most problematically, setting a precedent of blocking websites simply makes it that much easier for a government or ISP to extend filtering as they wish.
4. Those in favour and against independence are mainly concerned about each decision setting a precedent for other regions and about the risk of the European Union indulging in self-aggrandisement as a result.