先せん例れい

noun

precedent; prior example

Refers to a past instance or decision that serves as a model or justification for a current action, often in legal, procedural, or formal contexts.

• この判はん決けつは重じゅう要ような先せん例れいとなるだろう。

  This ruling will likely become an important precedent.

• 先せん例れいに従したがって手て続つづき