PRAECIPE

Etymology

Noun

praecipe (plural praecipes)

(legal) A writ demanding action, or requiring a reason for neglecting it.

(legal) A request to a court to issue process.

Source: Wiktionary


Præc"i*pe, n. Etym: [L., imperative of praecipere to give rules or precepts. See Precept.] (Law) (a) A writ commanding something to be done, or requiring a reason for neglecting it. (b) A paper containing the particulars of a writ, lodged in the office out of which the writ is to be issued. Wharton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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