Motive and Precedent

Motive

Motive noun - A major object of interest or concern (as in a discussion or artistic composition).

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Precedent and motive are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Precedent" instead a noun "Motive".

Precedent noun - An example that is used to justify similar occurrences at a later time.

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Motive and precedent are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Motive" instead a noun "Precedent".

known	known motive	known precedent
good	good motive	good precedent
clear	clear motive	clear precedent
similar	similar motive	similar precedent
Other adjectives: original, obvious, logical, strong, actual, entire, real, little, bad, important, new, possible, apparent.

Klaus Wulfenbach has damaged so many lives that when he is unconscious in a hospital, Gil has to defend him against dozens of assassin attempts, the first of which sets a precedent for the unimportance of motive (as seen in this elegant and finely-crafted link).

Source: But For Me It Was Tuesday / Web Comics

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