All 5 Uses of
precedent
in
The Fountainhead
- It is contrary to every principle we have tried to teach you, contrary to all established precedents and traditions of Art.†
Chpt 1.1 *
- But he decided against it, because there was no precedent to follow under the circumstances: because Heller had paid him for his efforts, and the house had been actually designed by Roark; and because no one ever sued Austen Heller.†
Chpt 1.11
- Mrs. Sanborn learned that she had an ally in the contractor, and she broke social precedent to the extent of inviting him for tea.†
Chpt 1.13
- Before each new venture he studied the field for a long time, then proceeded to act as if he had never heard of it, upsetting all precedent.†
Chpt 2.6
- It has reached a scale of horror without precedent.†
Chpt 4.18
Definition:
an example from a prior time -- typically used to justify similar occurrences at a later time (especially a judicial decision)