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prescription — pre·scrip·tion /pri skrip shən/ n [partly from Middle French prescription establishment of a claim, from Late Latin praescription praescriptio, from Latin, act of writing at the beginning, order, from praescribere to write at the beginning,… … Law dictionary
prescription — The acquisition of an easement by adverse user under claim of right for the prescriptive period. The acquisition of incorporeal hereditaments by adverse user. Plaza v Flak, 7 NJ 215, 81 A2d 137, 27 ALR2d 324. A presumption of grant from long… … Ballentine's law dictionary
prescription — n. 1 the act or an instance of prescribing. 2 a a doctor s (usu. written) instruction for the composition and use of a medicine. b a medicine prescribed. 3 (in full positive prescription) uninterrupted use or possession from time immemorial or… … Useful english dictionary
History of linguistic prescription in English — Prescription is the formulation of normative rules for language use. This article discusses the history of prescription in English. For a more general discussion see Linguistic prescription. OriginsLanguages, especially standard languages or… … Wikipedia
Roman Law — Roman Law † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Roman Law In the following article this subject is briefly treated under the two heads of; I. Principles; II. History. Of these two divisions, I is subdivided into: A. Persons; B. Things; C. Actions … Catholic encyclopedia
pre|scrip|tion — «prih SKRIHP shuhn», noun. 1. the act of prescribing. 2. something prescribed; order; direction: »Figurative. He was carrying no “prescription” for peace in the Far East in his mission to Peiping(New York Times). 3. a written direction or order… … Useful english dictionary
prescribe — [prē skrīb′, priskrīb′] vt. prescribed, prescribing [L praescribere < prae , before + scribere, to write: see PRE & SCRIBE] 1. to set down as a rule or direction; order; ordain; direct 2. to order or advise as a medicine or treatment: said of… … English World dictionary
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