Both Uses
precedent
in
Hunger Games Book #2 (Catching Fire)
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- There is no precedent for what Peeta has done.†
Chpt 4 *
- Because there's no precedent for it.†
Chpt 13
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)