单词：precedents
n (civil law) a law established by following earlier judicial decisions
n a system of jurisprudence based on judicial precedents rather than statutory laws
n a subject mentioned earlier (preceding in time)
precedents的用法和样例：
例句
- It is contrary to all precedents.它和一切先例背道而驰。
- Not all precedents are equally important.并不是所有的先例都同等重要。
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