All 3 Uses
precedent
in
The Hunt for Red October
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- There is precedent for this, sir.†
Chpt 6. *
- While I admit this is an extreme example, our conclusion is decidedly not without precedent.†
Chpt 6.
- Probably, he thought, they want to demonstrate that they can trail their coats down our coast whenever they want, to show that they have a seagoing fleet and to establish a precedent for doing this again.†
Chpt 9.
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)