praecipe
See also: præcipe
English
Alternative forms
- præcipe (obsolete)
Etymology
Latin , imperative of praecipere (“to give rules or precepts”). See precept.
Noun
praecipe (plural praecipes)
- (law) A writ demanding action, or requiring a reason for neglecting it.
- (law) A request to a court to issue process.
Latin
Verb
praecipe
- second-person singular present active imperative of praecipiō