"praecipe" meaning in All languages combined

See praecipe on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: praecipes [plural], præcipe [alternative]
Etymology: From Middle English presepe, from Latin praecipe, imperative of praecipere (“to give rules or precepts”). See precept. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|presepe}} Middle English presepe, {{der|en|la|praecipe}} Latin praecipe Head templates: {{en-noun}} praecipe (plural praecipes)
  1. (law) A writ demanding action, or requiring a reason for neglecting it.
    Sense id: en-praecipe-en-noun-2d9yEwyK Categories (other): Law, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 62 38 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 73 27 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 79 21 Topics: law
  2. (law) A request to a court to issue process.
    Sense id: en-praecipe-en-noun-B7tSQs-w Categories (other): Law Topics: law

Verb [Latin]

Head templates: {{head|la|verb form}} praecipe
  1. second-person singular present active imperative of praecipiō Tags: active, form-of, imperative, present, second-person, singular Form of: praecipiō
    Sense id: en-praecipe-la-verb-XU35YeQK Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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