precedens

• IPA^(key): [ˈprɛt͡sɛdɛns]

precedens n

1. precedent (past act used as example)

   Synonym: precedent

• See cese

• “precedens”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “precedens”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

Borrowed from Medieval Latin praecēdēns.^[1]

• IPA^(key): [ˈprɛt͡sɛdɛnʃ]
• Hyphenation: pre‧ce‧dens
• Rhymes: -ɛnʃ

precedens (plural precedensek)

1. (higher register) precedent (an act in the past which may be used as an example to help decide the outcome of similar instances in the future)

   Synonyms: előzmény, példa

2. (law) precedent (a decided case which is cited or used as an example to justify a judgment in a subsequent case)

   Synonyms: jogelőzmény, jogalap

• precedens in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin praecēdēns.

• IPA^(key): /prɛˈt͡sɛ.dɛns/
• Rhymes: -ɛdɛns
• Syllabification: pre‧ce‧dens

precedens m inan (related adjective precedensowy)

1. precedent (past act used as example)
2. (law) precedent (prior judgment in law)

• precedens in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• precedens in Polish dictionaries at PWN

• IPA^(key): [ˈpret͡seɟens]

precedens m inan

1. precedent (past act used as example)

• “precedens”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025