What does precedente in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word precedente in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use precedente in Spanish.

The word precedente in Spanish means previous, preceding, precedent, precedent, binding precedent, without setting a precedent. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word precedente

previous, preceding

adjetivo de una sola terminación (anterior, previo)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Durante las administraciones precedentes, no vimos tanto progreso como ahora.
During the previous (or: preceding) administrations, we didn't see as much progress as we have now.

precedent

nombre masculino (antecedente)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El Museo de Louvre es el precedente de todos los grandes museos del mundo.
The Louvre museum is the precedent of all the great museums in the world.

precedent

nombre masculino (resolución)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El fallo del juez sentó un precedente en materia contenciosa administrativa.
The ruling of the judge set a precedent in regard to administrative disputes.

binding precedent

(derecho: jurisprudencia)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

without setting a precedent

locución adverbial (como excepción)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Sin que sirva de precedente, el jefe te otorgará un permiso especial para que vayas a visitar a tus padres.
Without setting a precedent, the manager will grant you special permission to visit your parents.

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