单词 | precedential |
释义 | precedentialadj. 1. Of the nature of or constituting a precedent; providing a guide or rule for subsequent cases. ΘΚΠ 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 a1641 R. Montagu Acts & Monuments (1642) 31 These were Precedentiall to their Successors. 1693 in Colonial Rec. Pennsylvania (1852) I. 404 His Excell. had made many steps of Condescention to them which he had not done in another government, and [which] was not presidentiall. 1710 M. Fell Brief Coll. Margaret Fell 30 If they took that severe course against them, it would be made Presidential unto others. 1794 W. Shrubsole Plain Christian Shepherd's Def. his Flock ii. 20 The observation of the Lord's day, or first day of the week, has no express warrant from Scripture..but it is practised from some precedential hints. 1893 Independent (N.Y.) 19 Oct. If he is appointed, any applicant..can claim..appointment on the strength of this precedential case. 1957 A. E. Meyer Educ. Hist. Amer. People v. 99 The state [of Ohio] consented to abstain from levying taxes on the national grounds within its confines. This precedential act was emulated by all but three states. 1995 Virginia Gaz. 30 Nov. a7/4 A favorable ruling in their case will be precedential in our Virginia case. ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > the past > antecedence or being earlier > [adjective] ererc888 fernOE oldOE oldOE formerc1160 ratherc1330 before-goingc1384 formerc1384 forenexta1400 formea1400 while1399 antecedentc1400 precedentc1400 anteceding?a1425 late1446 whilom1452 preceding?a1475 forne1485 fore1490 heretofore1491 foregoing1530 toforegoing1532 further1557 firster1571 then1584 elder1594 quondam1598 forehand1600 previant1601 preallable1603 prior1607 anterior1608 previal1613 once1620 previous1621 predecessivea1627 antecedaneous?1631 preventive1641 prior1641 precedaneous1645 preventional1649 antegredient1652 senior1655 prevenient1656 precedential1661 antecedental1763 past-gone1784 antevenient1800 aforetime1835 one-time1850 onewhile1882 foretime1894 erstwhile1903 antecedane- ere- 1661 T. Blount Glossographia (ed. 2) Precedential, that goes before or surpasseth. 1703 J. Howe Serm. conc. Union among Protestants 20 Negotiations..precedential to the concord they endeavoured between the Saxon and the Helvetian Churches. 1827 J. Bentham Rationale Judicial Evid. III. v. i. 4 It becomes necessary to distinguish the several precedential or introductory facts..from the ultimate principal fact. 1860 Vanity Fair (N.Y.) 29 Sept. 159/2 We don't quarrel for precedential seats at the dining-table. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social class > nobility > rank > [adjective] > superior in rank highereOE furtherc1000 superior1483 superordinate1615 precedential1836 upscale1966 1836 Fraser's Mag. 13 63 Charles the Fifth settled a precedential hubbub between two dames of high degree. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.a1641 |
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