precedens
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Hungarian
precedent
NOUN
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FORMAL
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precedent
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Usage pattern:
precedens valamire; precedenst teremt
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Meaning
earlier decision guiding later actions
Themes
law
|politics
|court
|decision
|rule
|future_cases
Definition
An earlier decision, action, or event that is used as an example or rule when deciding what should be done in similar later situations, especially in law or politics.
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