precedent

noun

1. 可援用参考的具体例子；实例；范例
   an official action or decision that has happened in the past and that is seen as an example or a rule to be followed in a similar situation later
   1. The ruling set a precedent for future libel cases.
      这项裁决为今后的诽谤案提供了判例。
2. 先前出现的事例；前例；先例
   a similar action or event that happened earlier
   1. historical precedents
      历史前例
   2. There is no precedent for a disaster of this scale.
      这种规模的灾难是空前的。
   3. Such protests are without precedent in recent history.
      这类抗议事件在近代史上没有发生过。
3. 传统；常例；常规
   the way that things have always been done
   1. to break with precedent (= to do sth in a different way)
      打破常规

1. N-VAR 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.
   1. The trial could set an important precedent for dealing with large numbers of similar cases...
      这次审判能为处理大量类似案例开创重要的先例。
   2. There are plenty of precedents in Hollywood for letting people out of contracts.
      在好莱坞，允许影视人员解除合同的先例有很多。

1. They were determined to break from precedent
   他们决心打破先例。
2. He erected a new doctrine of precedent.
   他创立了一套新的判例原则。
3. An east London school has set a precedent by fining pupils who break the rules.
   伦敦东区的一所学校开创了对违反校规的学生处以罚金的先例。
4. Would it not set a precedent? Would it not open the floodgates?
   难道它不会成为先例吗？难道它不会引发更多类似的问题吗？
5. The trial could set an important precedent for dealing with large numbers of similar cases
   这次审判能为处理大量类似案例开创重要的先例。
6. There are plenty of precedents in Hollywood for letting people out of contracts.
   在好莱坞，允许影视人员解除合同的先例有很多。
7. Legal experts said her case would not set a precedent because it was an out-of-court settlement
   法律专家说她的案子不会成为判例，因为它是庭外和解的。
8. This is a wonderful achievement without precedent in Chinese history.
   这是中国历史上亘古未有的奇绩。
9. Is there a precedent for what you want me to do?
   你要我做的事有前例可援吗？
10. There's no precedent for this.
    向无此例。
11. There's a precedent to quote.
    有例可援。
12. Let's not set such a precedent!
    可不能开这个口子啊！
13. The judge's decision sets a precedent for future cases of contempt of court.
    法官的裁决为未来的藐视法庭案制定了一个先例。
14. The tribunal's ruling has established a precedent.
    仲裁庭的裁定确立了一个先例。
15. There is no precedent for this situation.
    对这一情况是没有先例的。
16. Newton's case had already established the precedent.
    牛顿的情况已开创了先例。
17. Have carved out a precedent to annotation the Confucianism and its value in the meaning of modern science;
    开拓了对孔子思想及其价值做出近代科学意义上的诠释的先例；
18. There is not only logic to this argument but precedent, too.
    这不仅在逻辑上有过争议，而且也有过先例。
19. The judge ruled contrary to all precedent in the case.
    法官在此案的审理中违背了所有的先例。
20. There's plenty of precedent for this in Emily Dickinson and in other writers.
    在艾米丽迪金森和其他作家那就有很多的先例，就有很多的先例。
21. The court has follow the precedent set in the1972 case.
    法院遵循了1972年案中所定下的先例。
22. This decision set a precedent for future cases of a similar nature.
    这一裁决为今后性质类似的案件提供了判例。
23. This intervention in another nation's affairs has set a precedent which we hope other countries will not follow.
    对别国事物的这种干涉开了一个先例，我们希望其他国家不要模仿。
24. The English legal system is a composite of legislation and judicial precedent.
    英国的法律制度是立法和司法先例的合成物。
25. The government's ban has set a dangerous precedent.
    政府的禁令开了一个危险的先例。
26. The judgment on pension rights has established a precedent.
    对养老金权利的判决建立了一个先例。
27. Imposing a lenient sentence for such a serious crime sets a dangerous precedent.
    对这样严重的罪行轻判就开了个危险的先例。
28. But precedent also makes it clear how addictive the model can be.
    但是，历史先例也让我们知道了，这种模式会让人多么上瘾。
29. This decision creates a dangerous precedent.
    这个决定开创了一个危险的先例。
30. A representative legal action whose outcome is likely to become a precedent.
    结果很可能成为一个先例的一次代表性的诉讼。

noun

1. an example that is used to justify similar occurrences at a later time

   Synonym:    case in point

2. (civil law) a law established by following earlier judicial decisions

   Synonym:    case lawcommon law

3. a subject mentioned earlier (preceding in time)

4. a system of jurisprudence based on judicial precedents rather than statutory laws
   1. common law originated in the unwritten laws of England and was later applied in the United States

   Synonym:    common lawcase law

adj

1. preceding in time, order, or significance