Category:Praecipe

Præc"i*pe, n. Etym: [l., imperative of praecipere to give rules or Precepts. See precept.] (law) (a) a writ commanding something to be done, or requiring a reason for Neglecting it. (b) a paper containing the particulars of a writ, lodged in the Office out of which the writ is to be issued. Wharton.