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precedent

英 ['presɪd(ə)nt] 美['prɛsɪdənt]
  • n. 先例;前例
  • adj. 在前的;在先的

英英释意


1. an example that is used to justify similar occurrences at a later time
2. (civil law) a law established by following earlier judicial decisions
3. a system of jurisprudence based on judicial precedents rather than statutory laws;
"common law originated in the unwritten laws of England and was later applied in the United States"
4. a subject mentioned earlier (preceding in time)