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precedent

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pre·ce·dent /ˈpresɪdənt/ ●○○ AWL noun  
1  [countableC]SCL an action or official decision that can be used to give support to later actions or decisions 可援引的先例[判例]
 a legal precedent
判例
set/create a precedent
 UN involvement in the country’s affairs would set a dangerous precedent.
联合国介入该国事务将成为一个危险的先例。
precedent for
 precedents for what courts will accept as ‘fair’
法院认为可以称得上“公平”的判例
2  [countableC, uncountableU]BEFORE something of the same type that has happened or existed before 以前有过的事例，先例，前例
precedent for
 There’s not much precedent for men taking leave when their baby is born.
男性因孩子出生而休假的先例不多。
without precedent
 An epidemic on this scale is without precedent.
如此规模的流行病是史无前例的。
3  [uncountableU]TRADITION the way that things have always been done 惯例
break with precedent (=do something in a new way) 打破惯例
n COLLOCATIONS – Meanings 1 & 2
verbs
set/establish a precedent
The decision is important as it could set a legal precedent for other similar cases.
create a precedent
If we allow this once, it will create a precedent.
follow a precedent
Now he is following a precedent set by military leaders around the world.
use something as a precedent
Latin America was afraid that the invasion of Panama would be used as a precedent.
adjectives
a bad precedent
Such a harsh punishment would set a bad precedent.
a dangerous precedent (=one that could cause problems in the future)
They opposed the plan, saying it would create a dangerous precedent.
an important precedent
By doing this, an important precedent was established.
a legal precedent (=one that is important in law and so must be followed in legal cases)
There are several legal precedents for this.
Examples from the Corpus
precedent• There are precedents on both sides of the argument.• Therefore, this could hardly be regarded as a binding precedent.• There were, of course, literary precedents for this.• We accept our responsibility not to retreat from interpreting the full meaning of the covenant in light of all of our precedents.• The unusual video arrangement will not set a presidential precedent.• The public will not be outraged if it is told that precedents will be confined to their facts.
precedent for• There is no precedent for an empire as vast as that of Russia.
without precedent• The protest was without precedent in a land where strikes are taboo.
break with precedent• So, Major may be going for broke by breaking with precedent.
From Longman Business Dictionary
precedentpre·ce·dent /ˈpresɪdənt/ noun [countableC]
LAW an official action or decision which can be used later to support another legal decision
The injunction on imports could set a precedent for other patent-infringement cases.
Solicitors are aiming tofollow a precedent established several years ago.
→ see also condition precedent
pre·ce·dent noun →n COLLOCATIONS1
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