English Dictionary

precedent

IPA（発音記号）

/pɹɪˈsiː.dənt/

名詞

廃用 定冠詞付き

An act in the past which may be used as an example to help decide the outcome of similar instances in the future.

日本語の意味

前例 / 先例 / 判例

The judge cited a long-standing precedent when delivering her verdict.

裁判官は判決を言い渡す際に、長年の先例を引用した。

意味（1）

An act in the past which may be used as an example to help decide the outcome of similar instances in the future.

Examples for cases can but direct as precedents only.

意味（2）

(law) A decided case which is cited or used as an example to justify a judgment in a subsequent case.

意味（3）

An established habit or custom.

意味（4）

(obsolete, with definite article) The aforementioned (thing).

, New York 2001, p.74: A third argument may be derived from the precedent.

意味（5）

The previous version.

意味（6）

(obsolete) A rough draught of a writing which precedes a finished copy.

My Lord Melun, let this be copied out, I did suppose it should be on constraint ; And keep it safe for our remembrance : But , heaven be thank'd , it is but voluntary , Return the precedent to these lords again

precedents （ plural ）