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   Pre·cept

   /ˈprēˌsept/

   

   noun

   • 1. a general rule intended to regulate behavior or thought: "the legal precept of being innocent until proven guilty" Similar principleruletenetcanoncodedoctrineguidelineworking principlelawordinancestatutecommandorderdecreemandatedictatedictumdirectivedirectioninstructioninjunctionprescriptioncommandmentmitzvahrare:prescript
   • 2. a writ or warrant: "the Commissioner issued precepts requiring the companies to provide information"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin praeceptum, neuter past participle of praecipere ‘warn, instruct’, from prae ‘before’ + capere ‘take’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. preceptive adjective

   Scrabble Points: 13

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