Meaning & use
Praecipes
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The plural of praecipe, a written legal order or request directing a court officer to perform a specified act, such as issuing a writ.
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The clerk processed several praecipes requesting the issuance of summonses that morning.
Attorneys filed praecipes to have the case formally listed for trial.
A note on using this word
From Latin, literally meaning 'command'; the term survives mainly in formal legal procedure.
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writslegal orders
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