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precedent

英['presidənt]美['presidənt]

n.
[U,C]
1. 可援用参考的具体例子；实例；范例
2. 先前出现的事例；前例；先例
[U]
1. 传统；常例；常规

同：	[n.] case in point, case law, common law

There was not any precedent to show how a line costing millions of pounds to build could be made to pay
没有任何先例可以证明几百万英镑建造的铁路能够赚钱。收藏
Longstanding precedent counseled that the Court ought to defer to Congress on the policy aspects of copyright law.
长期以来，判决先例表明在著作权方面的政策上，法院应当尊重国会的工作。收藏
The judgment set a new precedent.
那次判决树立了一个新的判例。收藏
Reform and opening up are new undertakings, so we have no precedent to go by.
改革、开放是一个新事物，没有现成的经验可以照搬收藏
Host organizations may not enforce local rules except to comply with legislation or legal precedent in the applicable jurisdiction.
除顺应当地法律所行之规则修改外,主办单位概不得另行制订竞赛规则。收藏

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an example that is used to justify similar occurrences at a later time
[同] case in point, precedent
(civil law) a law established by following earlier judicial decisions
[同] common law, case law, precedent

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