прецедент

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Bulgarian

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian прецеде́нт (precedént), from Latin praecēdēns.

Pronunciation

Noun

прецеде́нт (precedéntm

  1. precedent
  2. (law) precedent (case that serves as a basis for future legal decisions)

Declension

Derived terms

References

  • прецедент”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • прецедент”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Russian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin praecēdēns.

Pronunciation

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Noun

прецеде́нт (precedéntm inan (genitive прецеде́нта, nominative plural прецеде́нты, genitive plural прецеде́нтов)

  1. precedent (past act used as example)
  2. legal authority
  3. (law) precedent, example, case

Declension

Further reading

  • прецедент in Большой толковый словарь, editor-in-chief С. А. Кузнецов – hosted at gramota.ru