What is a command in writing; a species of writ or process. Burrill. See Doctrine called?
precept — (Law) A command in writing; a species of writ or process. Burrill. See Doctrine. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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