PRESCRIPT Definition & Meaning

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[ adjective pri-skript, pree-skript; noun pree-skript ]

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adjective

prescribed.

noun

that which is prescribed or laid down, as a rule, precept, or order.

prescript

noun

something laid down or prescribed

adjective

prescribed as a rule

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of prescript¹

First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English (adjective), from Latin ��ī��ٳܲ�, past participle of ��ī�� “to write down, direct, prescribe”; pre-, script, prescribe.

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of prescript¹

C16: from Latin praescriptum something written down beforehand, from ��ī�� to prescribe

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“We’ve not seen an evenhanded approach in utilization of the prescripts of international law,” she said.

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Pandor said no one in South Africa supported the war in Ukraine but that the prescripts of international law were not being applied evenly.

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The new norms expand on the list of money-related crimes, specifically mentioning “financial” offenses, adding that to the existing violation of conducting trade or business “contrary to the prescripts of the canons.”

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Even the president’s new policy on the cost of prescript medication – a policy Trump described as “revolutionary” – is likely to do far less than the White House likes to pretend.

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So you’ve got prescriptions for the future, but how do we even those prescript prescriptions are any good if you missed it in the past?

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