precedent – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
precedent
adj.
preceding, earlier; prior, previous; having priority
n.
previous legal decision serving as an authoritative rule, authoritative example; model, standard, example
Precedent
In
common law legal systems, a
precedent or
authority is a principle or rule established in a previous
legal case that is either binding on or persuasive for a
court or other
tribunal when deciding subsequent cases with similar issues or
facts. Common law legal systems place great value on deciding cases according to consistent principled rules so that similar facts will yield similar and predictable outcomes, and observance of precedent is the mechanism by which that goal is attained.
Black's Law Dictionary defines "precedent" as a "rule of law established for the first time by a court for a particular type of case and thereafter referred to in deciding similar cases." Common law precedent is a third kind of law, on equal footing with
statutory law (statutes and codes enacted by legislative bodies), and
Delegated legislation (in U.K. parlance) or
regulatory law (in U.S. parlance) (regulations promulgated by executive branch agencies).
precedent
Noun
1. an example that is used to justify similar occurrences at a later time
(synonym) case in point
(hypernym) example, illustration, instance, representative
(derivation) predate, precede, forego, antecede, antedate
2. (civil law) a law established by following earlier judicial decisions
(synonym) case law, common law
(hypernym) civil law
(classification) civil law
(class) service
3. a system of jurisprudence based on judicial precedents rather than statutory laws; "common law originated in the unwritten laws of England and was later applied in the United States"
(synonym) common law, case law
(hypernym) law, jurisprudence
(classification) law, jurisprudence
4. a subject mentioned earlier (preceding in time)
(hypernym) subject, topic, theme
(derivation) precede, predate
Adjective
1. preceding in time, order, or significance
(similar) preceding(a)
précédent
adj.
previous, former, before; precedent, prior, antecedent; late, preceding
précédent
nm.
precedent, previous legal decision serving as an authoritative rule, model
précéder
v.
be in the front, precede, predate; antedate, forerun, forego
precedent (het)
n.
precedent
