precedented

The court's ruling was precedented, as a similar case had been decided last year.

法院的裁决是有先例的，因为去年曾判决过类似案件。

Although the merger seemed unusual, it was actually precedented by earlier corporate alliances.

尽管这次合并看似不同寻常，但实际上有早期的企业联盟作为先例。

This hiring procedure is precedented in our company's history, so we can follow it again.

这一招聘程序在公司历史上有先例，因此我们可以再次沿用。