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先例せんれい

#56,558
Common
Pitch accent
せ ん れ い
Meaning
  1. Shirabe
  2. ①
    precedent
    そんな先例せんれいはない。
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  3. Wikipedia
  4. ①
    EN 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 f...
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Kanji
先 セン before, ahead, previous 例 レイ example, custom, usage
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先例せんれいに倣ならう

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Inflections of 先例に倣う
Pitch accent
せ ん れ い に な ら う
Meaning
  1. ①
    to follow precedent
    See also: 前例に倣う (ぜんれいにならう)
Kanji
先 セン before, ahead, previous 例 レイ example, custom, usage 倣 ホウ emulate, imitate
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先例主義せんれいしゅぎ

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Pitch accent
せ ん れ い しゅ ぎ
Meaning
  1. ①
    following precedent (instead of trying something new); reliance on precedent
    See also: 前例主義 (ぜんれいしゅぎ)
Kanji
先 セン before, ahead, previous 例 レイ example, custom, usage 主 シュ lord, chief, master 義 ギ righteousness, justice, morality
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