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precedent [ˈpresıdənt] N

precedent
先例 xiānlì
precedent
前例 qiánlì
precedent
判例 pànlì

Usage examples with precedent

without precedent
没有先例 méiyǒu xiānlì
set [or create] a precedent
创先例 chuàng xiānlì
This decision sets a precedent for future cases of similar nature.
这项决定为今后相同性质的案件提供了判例。

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T is a monstrous absurdity to suppose, that the law is to be learnt by a perpetual copying of precedents.
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The case set the precedent that voluntary intoxication, whether by drink or drugs, can not be used to establish defences of automatism or insanity.
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As a result, the opinion may no longer be valid precedent.
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Having failed to receive a majority of the court's votes, concurring opinions are not binding precedent and can not be cited as such.
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This set a precedent for other closing ceremonies since then.
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Industry may focus on repealing the moratoria because it understands the precedent we have set for the rest of the world.
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He emphasized the training of professional designers for the applied arts industries, establishing a precedent that continues in schools of design to the present day.
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His decision is what set the legal precedent.
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This set a precedent in the company, which up until that time had not allowed married women in their employ.
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Some scholars also expressed concern that the reference set a precedent for enforcing unwritten rules.
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