单词 | precedental |
释义 | precedentaladj. Of the nature of a precedent; that constitutes or establishes a precedent; = precedential adj. 1. Also: supported by precedent, precedented. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > a standard of conduct > [adjective] > having the force of an example > that serves as a precedent > furnished with a precedent precedental1642 precedented1649 1642 in W. W. Hening Statutes at Large: Coll. Laws Virginia (1823) I. 237 By abollishing condemnations and censures (presidental from the time of the corporation) of the inhabitants from colonies service. 1658 in W. W. Hening Statutes at Large: Coll. Laws Virginia (1823) I. 499 The House humbly presenteth, That the said disolution..is not presidentall. 1776 Appeal to Unprejudiced 21 A precedental authority is in the nature of the thing wholly unnecessary. 1842 Times 14 May 8/6 I had it in my power, according to precedental usage, to make such a request as would have entailed upon me a pension for life. 1945 Public Admin. Rev. 5 100/1 When precedental decisions were in the making our headquarters staff had no communications from our field representatives. 1996 W. A. Dunaway First Amer. Frontier iii. 67 As early as 1718, Maryland legislated positions for nine public surveyors for each county, a precedental maneuver that averted the quagmire of disputed claims that plagued the rest of the region. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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