precedent

n.

前例；先例；

adj.

在前的，在先的；

复数：precedents

judicial precedent司法判例

condition precedent先决条件

conditions precedent先决条件

1. This decision creates a dangerous precedent.
   这个决定开创了一个危险的先例。
2. My decision does not constitute a precedent.
   我的决定下不为例。
3. 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。
4. The President followed historical precedent in forming the Cabinet.
   总统遵循历史惯例来组成内阁。

1. The precedent decision should be understood before we act.
   在采取行动之前我们应该弄明白先前的决定。

Unit precedent
Unit precedent
Precedent and Dialogue in Investment Treaty Arbitration
Legal Precedent: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis
Originalist Theory and Precedent: A Public Meaning Approach
The Extent to Which the Doctrine of Precedent Prevents Judicial Activism
Precedent and development of law: Is it time for greater transparency in International Commercial Arbitration?
"Correcting Wrong Turns: The 50th Birthday of the 1966 House of Lords Practice Statement on Precedent"
Familial and sporadic 15q13.3 microdeletions in idiopathic generalized epilepsy: precedent for disorders with complex inheritance
Lichtman, A. H. et al. Reversible inhibitors of fatty acid amide hydrolase that promote analgesia: evidence for an unprecedented com...