Meaning & use
Precipe
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A written request filed with a court clerk asking that a particular legal action be taken, such as entering a judgment or issuing a writ.
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The lawyer filed a precipe asking the clerk to enter judgment against the defendant.
Without the signed precipe, the court would not issue the writ of execution.
A note on using this word
Precipe is a variant spelling of the more common legal term "praecipe," from the Latin for "command," still used in some U.S. court systems, notably Pennsylvania.
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writ request
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