Also means
background
Usage Note
Antecedente is most commonly used in the plural: antecedentes penales (criminal record) and antecedentes médicos (medical history) are fixed collocations. In the singular it can mean a precedent or prior fact. The legal phrase sin antecedentes means 'with no prior convictions'. In grammar, antecedente is the noun a pronoun refers back to.
Examples
"El juez revisó los antecedentes del acusado."
Natural Translation
The judge reviewed the defendant's background.
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