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Pronunciation / Transliteration: zenrei
"裁判所は新しい前例を作りました。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An earlier event or action that is regarded as an example or guide to be considered in subsequent similar circumstances.
"The court's ruling established a vital precedent for future environmental protection cases." - 2
In law, a legal case establishing a principle or rule that a court or other judicial body may utilize when deciding subsequent cases with similar issues.
"There is no direct legal precedent for this specific type of digital copyright infringement."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin praecedent-, the present participle of praecedere, meaning 'to go before' (from prae- 'before' + cedere 'to go'). Entering Middle English via Old French in the 15th century, it initially retained its literal sense of going before, but rapidly evolved into a legal and formal term denoting an authoritative previous instance or case used to guide subsequent actions.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Precedent" is said worldwide
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précédent
Transliteration: /pʁe.se.dɑ̃/
"Cette décision crée un dangereux précédent juridique."
Präzedenzfall
Transliteration: /pʁɛt͡səˈdɛnt͡sˌfal/
"Dieses Urteil schafft einen neuen Präzedenzfall."
precedente
Transliteration: /pre.tʃeˈdɛn.te/
"Il giudice ha stabilito un importante precedente."
precedente
Transliteration: /pɾe.seˈðen.te/
"No hay ningún precedente histórico para esta situación."
precedente
Transliteration: /pɾe.seˈdẽ.tʃi/
"O tribunal abriu um precedente perigoso."
मिसाल
Transliteration: misāl
"इस फैसले ने एक नया मिसाल कायम किया है।"
先例
Transliteration: xiānlì
"这个判决为未来的案件树立了重要的先例。"
선례
Transliteration: seonrye
"이번 판결은 중요한 선례가 될 것입니다."
前例
Transliteration: zenrei
"裁判所は新しい前例を作りました。"
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