先例 (xiān lì): precedent

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There is no precedent to follow for this matter.

His behavior set a bad precedent.

In law, precedent is very important.

Can we cite previous precedents to solve this problem?

The manager said there is no precedent for doing this, so we cannot decide casually.

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