praecipe

About 0.01 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A writ demanding action, or requiring a reason for neglecting it.
2. noun A request to a court to issue process.

Similar words

precipe praemunire procedendo praemunire facias precepit bespeak precautionary prescript premunire anteact

Often followed by

for in to quod and of a is shall

Word family

praecipes precipe precipes