Legal Definition and Related Resources of Precept

mandate , a command . An order or direction given by a person in authority to another requiring the latter to do some act within the scope of his powers.

(Lat. precipio, to command). A writ directed to the sheriif, or other officer, commanding him to do something,

noun

• axiom
• canon
• charge
• code
• command
• comnuu : ment
• decree
• dictate
• direction
• doctrine
• do~ edict
• fiat
• guide
• injunction
• instruction
• law
• legal rder
• mandate
• order
• ordinance
• praeceptum
• prats turn
• prescript
• principle
• regulation
• require
  

  Precept in Law Enforcement

  Main Entry: Law Enforcement in the Legal Dictionary. This section provides, in the context of Law Enforcement, a partial definition of precept.

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  See Also

  • Law Enforcement Officer
  • Police
  • Law Enforcement Agency

  Further Reading

  • precept in A Dictionary of Law Enforcement (Oxford University Press)
  • precept in the Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement
  • A Treatise on the Police of the Metropolis