precedent · noun
Sens et exemples
Une action ou une décision antérieure servant de référence dans une situation similaire ultérieure.
Approving the exception could set a precedent that the committee would find difficult to defend in future cases.
She searched the archive for precedents before recommending how the unusual request should be handled.
The earlier agreement provided a useful precedent, although the circumstances were not identical in every respect.
There was no clear precedent for sharing ownership of the building between so many independent organisations.
Formes
- precedent singular
- precedents plural