法律英语词汇“precedent”的翻译、意思、用法、释义-法律词典

单词	precedent
释义	pre·ce·dent¹ /pri-'sēd-ənt, 'pre-səd-/ adj [Middle French, from Latin praecedent- praecedens, present participle of praecedere to go ahead of, come before]: prior in time, order, arrangement, or significance see also condition precedent at condition compare subsequent prec·e·dent² /'pre-səd-ənt/ n: a judicial decision that should be followed by a judge when deciding a later similar case see also stare decisis compare dictum ◇ To serve as precedent for a pending case, a prior decision must have a similar question of law and factual situation. If the precedent is from the same or a superior jurisdiction (as the state's supreme court), it is binding upon the court and must be followed; if the precedent is from another jurisdiction (as another state's supreme court), it is considered only persuasive. Precedents may be overruled esp. by the same court that originally rendered the decision.
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