New English-Irish Dictionary

Similar words: precedence · precede · preceding · president · antecedent · preferment · unprecedented · decadent · pendent · precept

precedent

1 noun past action regarded as examplefasach masc1sampla masc4 c m ua precedent was set when it happened rinneadh fasach nuair a tharla séthese protests are without precedent ní raibh agóidí mar seo ann riamh cheana, ní fhacthas a leithéidí seo d'agóidí riamh roimhe seo 2 noun LAW basis for legal decisionsfasach masc1 3 adjective coming before in timeréamh- prefroimhe seo c m uprecedent documents cáipéisí a bhí ann roimhe seo 4 adjective coming before in ordertosaíochta gs as adj c m uprecedent partner comhpháirtí tosaíochtaa condition precedent to the sale of the land réamhchoinníoll sula ndíolfar an talamh

phrases

to break with precedent

(also

to depart from precedent

) nós a bhriseadhd'iomaire féin a threabhadh

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to set a precedent fasach a bhunú

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to break with precedent

to depart from precedent

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