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precept

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precept
Law
a. a writ or warrant
b. a written order to a sheriff to arrange an election, the empanelling of a jury, etc.
c. (in England) an order to collect money under a rate


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I forget who it was that recommended men for their soul's good to do each day two things they disliked: it was a wise man, and it is a precept that I have followed scrupulously; for every day I have got up and I have gone to bed.
Moon and Sixpence by Maugham, W. Somerset View in context
He did not hesitate to omit the proofs of these, and so far to make himself not only a precept, but an example in criticism.
My Literary Passions by Howells,William Dean View in context
Heavily weighs on me at times the burdensome reflection that I cannot honestly say I am confident as to the exact shape of the once-seen, oft-regretted Cube; and in my nightly visions the mysterious precept, "Upward, not Northward", haunts me like a soul-devouring Sphinx.
Flatland by Abbott, Edwin View in context
 
 
 
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