Both Uses
precedent
in
The Horse Whisperer
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- He searched for an answer and found none, except that there was no precedent to judge it by.†
Chpt 31 *
- No, she said, she didn't want to sue and neither, despite poor precedent and all his eloquent listing of the risks, did she want a termination.†
Chpt 36
Definitions:
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(1)
(precedent as in: sets a precedent) an example from a prior time -- typically used to justify similar occurrences at a later time (especially a judicial decision)
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)