Associations to the word «Praecipe»

Noun

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Wiktionary

PRAECIPE, noun. (legal) A writ demanding action, or requiring a reason for neglecting it.

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.