praecipe

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noun

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

OriginMiddle English presepe ← Latin praecipe →
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Meanings

nounpraecipe (plural praecipes)

plural praecipes · alternative præcipe

  1. lawA writ demanding action, or requiring a reason for neglecting it.
  2. lawA request to a court to issue process.

Origin

  1. Latinpraecipe
  2. Middle Englishpresepe
  3. Englishpraecipe

From Middle English presepe, from Latin praecipe, imperative of praecipere (“to give rules or precepts”). See precept.

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APA

praecipe. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/praecipe

MLA

“praecipe.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/praecipe. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “praecipe,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/praecipe.

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