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单词 praecipe
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praecipe

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praecipe

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precipe

n1. (Law) a written request, addressed to a court, for a writ to be produced, specifying what the contents of the writ should be2. (Law) a writ instructing that a given action be taken, or demanding a reason for failure to take the given action

Praecipe

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Related to Praecipe: Writ of praecipe

Praecipe

[Latin, Give an order.] An original writ, one of the forms of legal process used to commence an action. A praecipe was drawn up in the alternative and commanded the defendant to do what was ordered or to appear and show why he or she had not done it. An order that commands the clerk of a court to issue a formal writ of execution directing the enforcement of a judgment already rendered and commanding a public officer to seize the defendant's property in order to satisfy the debt.

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