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prae·ci·pe also pre·ci·pe /'pre-sə-ˌpē, 'prē-/ n [Medieval Latin precipe, legal writ commanding a person to do something or show cause why he or she should not, from Latin praecipe, imperative of praecipere to give rules or precepts, admonish, enjoin]: a written request for an action (as the issuing of a writ of execution) from a party to a clerk of a court or sometimes to a judgefiled a praecipe for the writ of scire faciasshall issue upon praecipe of the plaintiff◇ When addressed to a clerk, a praecipe is usu. a request for some action that does not require immediate judicial review, such as the issuing of a subpoena or the preparing of a record for appellate review. When addressed to a judge, as for jury instructions in some jurisdictions, a praecipe is similar to a motion. A praecipe originally was a writ issued by the king to a sheriff, telling the sheriff to command someone to do something (as to release land being withheld from another).
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
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(pree-suh-pee or pres-uh-pee)1) A written order (also called a writ) that commands a defendant to do something or to show why it should not be done.2) A written request for court action — for example, setting a trial date or entering a judgment.Category: Criminal LawCategory: Representing Yourself in CourtCategory: Small Claims Court & Lawsuits
Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. Gerald N. Hill, Kathleen Thompson Hill. 2009.
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n. Latin1 Command, order. A written order or request to the clerk of the court.2 A written court order commanding a party to do something or to show cause why it has not been already done.
Webster's New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000.
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(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.
Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.
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[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.II A writ commanding a person to do some act or to appear and show cause why he should not do so; an order.
Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.
