A Precept (from the Latin præcipere, to teach) is a commandment, instruction, or order intended as an authoritative rule of action. Latin is the language originally spoken in the region around Rome called Latium. ... In politics, authority generally refers to the ability to make laws, independent of the power to enforce them, or the ability to permit something. ...

Religion

In religion, precepts are usually commands respecting moral conduct. Morality is a system of principles and judgments based on cultural, religious, and philosophical concepts and beliefs, by which humans determine whether given actions are right or wrong. ...

The term is encountered frequently the Jewish, Christian and Islamic Scriptures; e.g.: Many religions and spiritual movements hold certain written texts (or series of spoken legends not traditionally written down) to be sacred. ...

Thou hast commanded thy precepts to be kept diligently. O that my ways may be steadfast in keeping thy statutes! (Psalm 119(118):4-5, RSV).

The term given in the RSV as "precepts" corresponds with the reading in the Hebrew Bible. The LXX/Septuagint (Samuel Bagster edition) has Greek entolas, which, too, may be rendered with precepts. Psalm 119 is the longest psalm as well as the longest chapter in the Bible. ... The Revised Standard Version (RSV) is an English translation of the Bible that was popular in the mid-20th century and posed a serious challenge to the King James Version (KJV) as the most popular Bible in English. ...

Catholic Canon Law, which is based on Roman Law, makes a distinction between precept and law in Canon 49: In Western culture, canon law is the law of the Roman Catholic and Anglican churches. ... Roman Law is the legal system of ancient Rome. ...

A singular precept is a decree by which an obligation is directly and lawfully imposed on a specific person or persons to do or to omit something, especially in order to urge the observance of a law.

In Buddhism, the fundamental code of ethics is known as the Five Precepts. Statues of Buddha such as this, the Tian Tan Buddha statue in Hong Kong, remind followers to practice right living. ... This article is about the Buddhist concept; see Pancasila Indonesia for the Indonesian state philosophy. ...

Secular law

In secular law, a precept is a command in writing; a species of writ or process issuing from a court or other legal authority. It is now chiefly used of an order demanding payment. The Latin form praecipe (i.e. enjoin, command) is used of the note of instructions delivered by a plaintiff or his lawyer to be filed by the officer of the court, giving the names of the plaintiff and defendant. Corruption Jurisprudence Philosophy of law Law (principle) List of legal abbreviations Legal code Intent Letter versus Spirit Natural Justice Natural law Religious law Witness intimidation Legal research External links Wikibooks Wikiversity has more about this subject: School of Law Look up law in Wiktionary, the free dictionary Law, Legal Definitions... In law, a writ is a formal written order issued by a government entity in the name of the sovereign power. ... Process (lat. ... A plaintiff, also known as a claimant, or a complainant is the party who initiates a lawsuit (also known as an action) before a court. ... A lawyer is a person licensed by the state to advise clients in legal matters and represent them in courts of law (and in other forms of dispute resolution). ... A defendant is any party who is required to answer the complaint of a plaintiff in a civil lawsuit before a court, or any party who has been formally charged or accused of violating a criminal statute. ...

References

• Article entolē in Exegetical Dictionary of the New Testament, H. Balz and G. Schneider (ed.), Edinburgh 1990, Vol. I, p.459-60, which also cites sources for a discussion of the term's distinction from Greek nomos/"law".

• The Code of Canon Law, 1983, in the English translation prepared by the Canon Law Society of Great Britain and Ireland [1]

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