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    前例

    前ぜん例れい

    precedent

    N1KMT5News #9+1CoreNounHistoryKanji Vocab17 strokes

    ぜんれい

    Noun

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    precedent

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    このようなケースは前ぜん例れいがありません。

    There is no precedent for a case like this.

    KMT4Core Concepts
    過か去この判はん例れいが前ぜん例れいとして考こう慮りょされる。

    Past judicial precedents are considered as examples.

    KMT5Politics & Law
    彼かれの行こう動どうは、今こん後ごの国こく際さい関かん係けいに新ならたな前ぜん例れいを作つくるかもしれない。

    His actions might set a new precedent for future international relations.

    KMT6Politics & LawHistory
    歴れき史し上じょう、このような大だい規き模ぼな災さい害がいからの復ふっ興こうには前ぜん例れいがない。

    Historically, there is no precedent for recovery from such a large-scale disaster.

    KMT6HistoryNature & Environment
    裁さい判ばん官かんはその決けっ定ていを下くだす際さいに、過か去この重じゅう要ような前ぜん例れいを引いん用ようした。

    The judge cited important past precedents when making that decision.

    KMT7Politics & Law

    Kanji that make up this word

    前
    まえ・-まえ…(4)
    in front・before
    例
    たと.える…(1)
    example・custom・usage・precedent
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