ALL meanings of praecipe
prae·ci·pe
P p - noun praecipe any of various legal writs commanding a defendant to do something or to appear and show why it should not be done. 1
- noun praecipe a written order addressed to the clerk of the court requesting that a writ be issued and specifying its contents. 1
- noun praecipe a written request, addressed to a court, for a writ to be produced, specifying what the contents of the writ should be 0
- noun praecipe a writ instructing that a given action be taken, or demanding a reason for failure to take the given action 0