01 n. Any commandment, instruction, or order intended as an authoritative rule of action; esp., a command respecting moral conduct; an injunction…
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Any commandment, instruction, or order intended as an authoritative rule of action; esp., a command respecting moral conduct; an injunction; a rule.“For precept must be upon precept.” — Isa. xxviii. 10.“No arts are without their precepts.” — Dryden.
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A command in writing; a species of writ or process.(Law)
Syn.
Commandment; injunction; mandate; law; rule; direction; principle; maxim. See Doctrine.