勘かん例れい

noun

considering old precedents

A rare, technical noun used in legal or historical contexts to refer to the act of examining past cases or precedents when making a judgment.

• 裁さい判ばん官かんは勘かん例れいに基もとづいて判はん決けつを下くだした。

  The judge handed down a decision based on considering old precedents.