名词先例; 前例
形容词在前的,在先的
名词case lawcommon law
形容词following
precedent
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1. Voters demanded that the candidates keep the pledges made as a condition precedent to election.
选民们要求把候选人对他们誓言的履行作为选举的先行条件。
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1. The Queen has broken with precedent by sending her children to ordinary schools.
女王破例让自己的孩子去普通学校就读。
2. This decision sets 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。
3. Is there a precedent for what you want me to do?
你要我做的事有先例吗?