Chinese edit

 
early; prior; former
early; prior; former; in advance; first
 
example; precedent; rule
example; precedent; rule; case; instance
trad. (先例)
simp. #(先例)

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先例

  1. precedent

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Kanji in this term
せん
Grade: 1
れい
Grade: 4
on’yomi

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Noun edit

(せん)(れい) (senrei

  1. precedent
    ほぼ同等(どうとう)のものとして先例(せんれい)(あつか)います。
    Hobo dōtō no mono toshite senrei o atsukaimasu.
    It uses something nearly identical as a precedent.

References edit

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006) 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN