前ぜん例れい

noun

precedent; previous example

Refers to a past case or instance that serves as a model or justification for a current action or decision. Often used in legal, business, and formal contexts.

• この判はん決けつは重じゅう要ような前ぜん例れいとなるだろう。

  This ruling will likely become an important precedent.

• 前ぜん例れいのない事じ態たいにどう対