同义词： case in point
同义词： case law common law
同义词： common law case law
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N-VAR If there is a precedent for an action or event, it has happened before, and this can be regarded as an argument for doing it again. 先例 [正式]
The trial could set an important precedent for dealing with similar cases.
这次审判能为处理类似案件开创一个重要先例。
There is no lack of precedents.
不乏先例。
Though Baldwin's use of an all-White cast seemed brave when the novel was first published, there were notable precedents.
尽管在小说刚出版时，鲍德温使用全白人演员的做法似乎很勇敢，但也有一些值得注意的先例。
There are few precedents for this sort of retrospective legislation.
此类有追溯效力的立法还鲜有先例。
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