The court's ruling on digital privacy set a precedent that influenced how future cases treated personal data.
法院关于数字隐私的裁决开创了先例，影响了未来案件如何处理个人数据。
Which choice best defines “precedent”?
D — An earlier event or action that is regarded as an example or guide to be considered in subsequent similar circumstances.. “precedent” means an earlier event or action that is regarded as an example or guide to be considered in subsequent similar circumstances..
Which word means “an earlier event or action that is regarded as an example or guide to be considered in subsequent similar circumstances.”?
A — precedent. “precedent” means an earlier event or action that is regarded as an example or guide to be considered in subsequent similar circumstances..
precedent — an earlier event or action that is regarded as an example or guide to be considered in subsequent similar circumstances.. In Chinese: 先例，前例.
precedent is pronounced /ˈpresɪdənt/.
The court's ruling on digital privacy set a precedent that influenced how future cases treated personal data. (法院关于数字隐私的裁决开创了先例，影响了未来案件如何处理个人数据。)
example, model, pattern — all close in meaning to precedent (an earlier event or action that is regarded as an example or guide to be considered in subsequent similar circumstances.).
Yes. precedent is on the SAT Prep Easy list — mid-frequency academic words that do get tested. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
pre(before) + ced(go) + ent(noun suffix) → going before → precedent.