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10 Language-to-English DictionariesHistorical Precedent
/hɪsˈtɔːrɪkəl ˈprɛsɪdənt/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An earlier event or action that is regarded as an example or guide to be considered in subsequent similar circumstances.
"The court's ruling was based on a historical precedent set by a similar case in the 1990s." - 2
A legal decision or case that serves as an authoritative rule or pattern in future cases.
"Lawyers often cite historical precedents to support their arguments in court."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'historical precedent' combines 'historical', derived from the Greek 'historikos', meaning 'of history', and 'precedent', from the Latin 'praecedens', meaning 'going before'. The phrase evolved to denote past events or decisions that influence current practices or legal rulings.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Historical Precedent" is said worldwide
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précédent historique
Transliteration: pʁe.se.dɑ̃ i.stɔ.ʁik
"La décision a été influencée par un précédent historique."
historischer Präzedenzfall
Transliteration: hɪsˈtoːʁɪʃɐ pʁɛt͡sɛˈdɛntsˌfal
"Das Urteil basierte auf einem historischen Präzedenzfall."
precedente storico
Transliteration: pre.tʃeˈdɛn.te ˈsto.ri.ko
"La sentenza si basa su un precedente storico."
precedente histórico
Transliteration: pɾeθeˈðente isˈtoɾiko
"La decisión se basó en un precedente histórico."
precedente histórico
Transliteration: pɾe.seˈdẽ.tʃi is.toˈɾi.ku
"A decisão foi influenciada por um precedente histórico."
ऐतिहासिक उदाहरण
Transliteration: aitihāsik udāharaṇ
"निर्णय ऐतिहासिक उदाहरण पर आधारित था।"
历史先例
Transliteration: lìshǐ xiānlì
"该裁决基于历史先例。"
역사적 선례
Transliteration: yeogsajeok seollae
"판결은 역사적 선례에 기초하고 있다."
歴史的先例
Transliteration: rekishiteki senrei
"その判決は歴史的先例に基づいている。"
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