名詞先例; 前例
形容詞在前的，在先的
名詞case lawcommon law
形容詞following
precedent
形容詞
1. Voters demanded that the candidates keep the pledges made as a condition precedent to election.
選民們要求把候選人對(duì)他們誓言的履行作為選舉的先行條件。
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1. The Queen has broken with precedent by sending her children to ordinary schools.
女王破例讓自己的孩子去普通學(xué)校就讀。
2. This decision sets a precedent for future cases of a similar nature.
這一裁決為今后性質(zhì)類似的案件提供了判例。
3. Is there a precedent for what you want me to do?
你要我做的事有先例嗎？
1. 前例：比較法學(xué)家很清楚,司法判決在兩大法系國家中的意義是不同的,在普通法法系國家中,法律是以前例(precedent)為基礎(chǔ)的;在民法法系中卻是以制定法(statute)為基礎(chǔ)的.
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2. 前例,先例：precede 高於,優(yōu)於 | precedent 前例,先例 | precept 教訓(xùn),箴言
1. 前例；先例
If there is a precedent for an action or event, it has happened before, and this can be regarded as an argument for doing it again.
e.g. The trial could set an important precedent for dealing with large numbers of similar cases...
這次審判能為處理大量類似案例開創(chuàng)重要的先例。
e.g. There are plenty of precedents in Hollywood for letting people out of contracts.
在好萊塢，允許影視人員解除合同的先例有很多。