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   precept

   /ˈpriːsɛpt/

   noun

   • 1. a general rule intended to regulate behaviour 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"
   • 3. an order issued by one local authority to another specifying the rate of tax to be charged on its behalf: British "the precept required a supplementary rate of 6.1p in the pound"
   • ▪ a rate or tax set by a precept.

   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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