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praecipe
[ pree-suh-pee, pres-uh- ]
noun
, Law.
- any of various legal writs commanding a defendant to do something or to appear and show why it should not be done.
- a written order addressed to the clerk of the court requesting that a writ be issued and specifying its contents.
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