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单词 precedentary
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precedentaryadj.

Brit. /ˌprɛsᵻˈdɛnt(ə)ri/, U.S. /ˌprɛsəˈdɛn(t)əri/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: precedent n., -ary suffix1.
Etymology: < precedent n. + -ary suffix1. Compare earlier precedental adj., precedential adj.
rare.
Of or relating to a precedent or precedents; of the nature of or constituting a precedent.
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the world > action or operation > behaviour > a standard of conduct > [adjective] > having the force of an example > that serves as a precedent
leadinga1628
precedentiala1641
precedentary1789
1789 Times 6 Apr. 4/1 Lord Mountmorres, in a speech of considerable length, interspersed with precedentary documents..opposed the bill.
1887 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Sept. 396 Such a precedentary act as Lord Palmerston's despatch of the British fleet to the Dardanelles.
2001 Re: Justice Stevens' Contempt of Court in alt.radio.talk (Usenet newsgroup) 21 Feb. Why would the majority have tried to disclaim their own decision's precedentary value had they not known deep down that it was a dirty deed?
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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