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noun

praeceptĭo

gen. praeceptōnis · gender feminine · decl. 3rd
A taking beforehand; a receiving in advance •
A taking beforehand, a receiving in advance (jurid. Lat.): per praeceptionem legamus, Ulp. Reg. 24, 2: dotis, Dig. 23, 4, 26: per praeceptionem legare, Gai. Inst. 2, 192; 216; Paul. Sent. 3, 6, 1.—
The right of receiving in advance •
The right of receiving in advance: praeceptionem quadringentorum milium dedit, Plin. Ep. 5, 7, 1: bonorum, Dig. 33, 7, 2.—
A previous notion; preconception •
A previous notion, preconception: ad eam praeceptionem accedere, quam inchoatam habebunt in animis, Cic. Part. 36, 123.—
A precept; injunction •
A precept, injunction (class.): lex est recti praeceptio, pravique depulsio, Cic. N. D. 2, 31, 79: Stoicorum, id. Off. 1, 2, 6: in juris scientiā est persecutionum cautionumque praeceptio, id. Or. 41, 141.—
an imperial rescript; order
Esp., an imperial rescript or order, Cod. Just. 1, 11, 2; 11, 59, 3.
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