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precepts
We have found lemma(root) word of precepts : precept.
Definitions
[ˈpriːsɛpt], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a general rule intended to regulate behaviour or thought
(e.g: the legal precept of being innocent until proven guilty)
- a writ or warrant
(e.g: the Commissioner issued precepts requiring the companies to provide information)
- an order issued by one local authority to another specifying the rate of tax to be charged on its behalf
(e.g: the precept required a supplementary rate of 6.1p in the pound)
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Origin
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late Middle English: from Latin praeceptum, neuter past participle of praecipere ‘warn, instruct’, from prae ‘before’ + capere ‘take’
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