先せん例れい主しゅ義ぎ

noun

precedentism; reliance on precedent

Refers to the principle or tendency of following established precedents rather than trying new approaches. Often used in critical or analytical contexts.

See also: 前例主義

• 先せん例れい主しゅ義ぎに縛しばられていては、新あたらしい発はっ想そうは生うまれない。

  If you are bound by precedentism, new ideas won't emerge.

• この組そ織しきの先せん例れい主しゅ義ぎは、改かい革かくの大おおきな妨さまたげになっている。

  This organization's reliance on precedent is a major obstacle to reform.