| 单词 | precedent |
| 释义 | precedent[ noun pres-i-duhnt; adjective pri-seed-nt, pres-i-duhnt ] / noun ˈprɛs ɪ dənt; adjective prɪˈsid nt, ˈprɛs ɪ dənt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR precedent ON THESAURUS.COM nounLaw. a legal decision or form of proceeding serving as an authoritative rule or pattern in future similar or analogous cases. any act, decision, or case that serves as a guide or justification for subsequent situations. adjective pre·ce·dent [pri-seed-nt, pres-i-duhnt] /prɪˈsid nt, ˈprɛs ɪ dənt/going or coming before; preceding; anterior. Origin of precedentFirst recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English (adjective), from Middle French, from Latin praecēdent- (stem of praecēdēns ), present participle of praecēdere “to go in front of, go ahead of”; the noun is from the adjective; see precede, -ent SYNONYMS FOR precedent2 example, model, pattern, standard. SEE SYNONYMS FOR precedent ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM precedentprec·e·dent·less, adjectivenon·prec·e·dent, nounnon·pre·ced·ent, adjectivequa·si-pre·ced·ent, adjectiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH precedentprecedence, precedents , presidentsDictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for precedentprecedent noun (ˈprɛsɪdənt)law a judicial decision that serves as an authority for deciding a later case an example or instance used to justify later similar occurrences adjective (prɪˈsiːdənt, ˈprɛsɪdənt)preceding Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with precedentprecedent see set a precedent. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Cultural definitions for precedentprecedent [ (press-uh-duhnt) ] A previous ruling by a court that influences subsequent decisions in cases with similar issues. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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