Wordiyoprecedential
🇬🇧 UK/,presɪ'denʃəl/🇺🇸 US/,presi'denʃәl/
C2
Definitions
adj.
Having the force or authority of a legal or official precedent
具有先例效力的；可作先例的
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedprebefore
+
entperforming, being in a state
+
ialrelating to, having the nature of
=precedential
Common Collocations
- 1.precedential value先例价值
- 2.precedential effect先例效力
- 3.non-precedential opinion不具先例效力的意见
- 4.[precedential authority]先例权威性
Example Sentences
- 1.
The appeals court designated the ruling as precedential, binding all lower courts.
- 2.
Lawyers debated whether the settlement would have any precedential value for similar disputes.
- 3.
A non-precedential opinion cannot be cited as binding authority in future cases.