precept
noun
[ ˈpriːsɛpt ]
• a general rule intended to regulate behaviour or thought.
• "the legal precept of being innocent until proven guilty"
Similar:
principle,
rule,
tenet,
canon,
code,
doctrine,
guideline,
working principle,
law,
ordinance,
statute,
command,
order,
decree,
mandate,
dictate,
dictum,
directive,
direction,
instruction,
injunction,
prescription,
commandment,
mitzvah,
prescript,
• a writ or warrant.
• "the Commissioner issued precepts requiring the companies to provide information"
• an order issued by one local authority to another specifying the rate of tax to be charged on its behalf.
• "the precept required a supplementary rate of 6.1p in the pound"
Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin praeceptum, neuter past participle of praecipere ‘warn, instruct’, from prae ‘before’ + capere ‘take’.
