Meaning & use
Praecipe
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A written legal order or request instructing a court clerk to issue a writ or take a specific procedural action.
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The attorney filed a praecipe with the clerk to have the summons issued.
A praecipe for a writ of execution was submitted after the judgment became final.
A note on using this word
"Praecipe" comes directly from Latin, meaning "command" or "order," and remains in use mainly in formal legal procedure.
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