What does «precedente» mean in Spanish?
- That is prior in the order of placement or time; prior.
Examples of use in Spanish: "como he mencionado en las páginas precedentes".
"afortunadamente este año el número de accidentes está quedando muy por debajo del año precedente".
- A thing or circumstance that is prior to another similar one, which conditions, influences or is taken as a reference; antecedent.
Examples of use in Spanish: "los estudiosos han buscado precedentes sin mucho éxito".
"ese sujeto tenía precedentes de violencia ".
- Previous resolution in the same or similar case.
- In common law legal systems, precedent is a principle or rule established in a prior legal case that is binding or persuasive on a court or other tribunal in deciding subsequent cases with similar issues or facts. Common law legal systems place great value on deciding cases according to consistent rules of principle, so that similar facts produce similar and predictable results, and the observance of precedent is the mechanism by which this objective is achieved.
- In mathematics, the first term of a ratio. Also called antecedent.
- (no hay / no tiene / sin precedente/s) That there are no records or no recollection of anything similar having occurred; no antecedents, no equal.
Examples of use in Spanish: "un atentado semejante, de tantos muertos, no tiene precedente en nuestra historia".
"no hay precedentes de un tornado tan fuerte en esta región".
- (establecer / servir de / sentar precedente) Establish something that will later be taken as an example or will condition similar future cases.
Examples of use in Spanish: "si ahora lo perdonas, sentarás precedente".
"su presidencia sentó precedentes de cómo debe ser bien gobernado un país".
"sin que sirva de precedente, solo esta vez".
"por primera vez y sin que sirva de precedente, seguiré tu consejo".