án lệ
Pronunciation
Northern
/aːn˧˥ lḛʔ˨˩/
Central
/a̰ːŋ˩˧ lḛ˨˨/
Southern
/aːŋ˧˥ le˨˩˨/
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legal precedent
Noun
legal precedent
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Meaning
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Sense 1
Noun
legal precedent Discourse & Logic
A past court decision that is used as a basis to help resolve similar legal cases in the future.
vi Thẩm phán đã sử dụng một án lệ cũ để đưa ra quyết định.
en The judge used an old legal precedent to make a decision.
Parts
án / lệ / 案泪
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Parts
án / lệ / 案泪
Chinese characters
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案泪
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án
案
lệ
泪（淚 / 麗 / 勵 / 荔）
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