precedent
先例,前例,判例,惯例
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- : Law. a legal decision or form of proceeding serving as an authoritative rule or pattern in future similar or analogous cases.
- : any act, decision, or case that serves as a guide or justification for subsequent situations.
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pre·ce·dent [pri-seed-nt, pres-i-duhnt] /prɪˈsid nt, ˈprɛs ɪ dənt/
- : going or coming before; preceding; anterior.
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The effort is meant to set a legal precedent for mining on the lunar surface that would allow NASA to one day collect ice, helium or other materials useful to colonies on the moon and, eventually, Mars.
In the judicial branch, legal precedent still protects officers from the consequences of deadly force with qualified immunity.
Some of the other ones, it’s just interesting, the nuance that the court has taken in terms of judicial precedent that they follow.
There is precedent for previous records being dismissed once disproven.
“While similar to AB 1460, the new CSU policy avoids setting a precedent for future curriculum decisions to be determined by the legislature,” he wrote in an email.
Indeed, the Japanese-owned corporation has set a horrible precedent.
Roberts has shown a tendency in other political law cases to make broad pronouncements, upsetting precedent.
“A scary precedent has been set,” she told the Observer back in May.
Furthermore, being designated as a victim of a separate genocide and not a Holocaust victim is precedent-setting.
Is there any recent precedent for a reluctant but strong warrior in Republican politics?
The council, however, resolved not to indulge the king, for fear of a dangerous precedent.