Both Uses
precedent
in
After Dark, by Murakami
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- In terms of current Japanese legal precedent, it was the obvious sentence for a case like that.†
Chpt 9 *
- We consulted a psychiatrist, too, but there's no precedent for symptoms like this.†
Chpt 15
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)