C2 [ C ] an action, situation, or decision that has already happened and can be used as a reason why a similar action or decision should be performed or made先例,前例
[ U ] the way that something has been done in the past that therefore shows that it is the correct way惯例
[ C ] specialized law a decision about a particular legal case that makes it likely that other similar cases will be decided in the same way(可援引的)先例,判例
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I worry about giving into her demands because it then sets a precedent.
The court's decision has set a legal precedent.
This decision set an important legal precedent for other countries.
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