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Precept

An order, writ, warrant, or process. An order or direction, emanating from authority, to an officer or body of officers, commanding that officer or those officers to do some act within the scope of their powers. Rule imposing a standard of conduct or action.

In English Law, the direction issued by a sheriff to the proper returning officers of cities and boroughs within his jurisdiction for the election of members to serve in parliament.

In old French law, a kind of letters issued by the king in subversion of the laws, being orders to the judges to do or tolerate things contrary to law.

precept

noun axiom, canon, charge, code, command, commandment, decree, dictate, direction, doctrine, dogma, edict, fiat, guide, injunction, instruction, law, legal order, mandate, order, ordinance, praeceptum, prescript, principle, regulation, requirement, rubric, rule, statute, teaching, tenet, warrant, writ
Associated concepts: legal precept

PRECEPT. A writ directed to the sheriff or other officer, commanding him to do something. The term is derived from the operative praecipimus, we command.

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Mr Jones said: "The move away from national funding to an increased reliance on the precept, putting the onus on local tax payers, is not only unfair, but will not raise the same amount of money.

Knife crime on rise as number of police fall

He claimed he was able to avoid imposing a precept because of success in winning more funding from central government, which the Mayor said amounted to PS1.7 billion since May 2017.

No mayor tax for the second year running - Street

The mayor's office has now confirmed that the charge will be introduced, while announcing the region's police precept will also be hiked from April by the maximum amount.

Council tax will rise by up to PS21 to fund police and mayor

"A [pounds sterling]12 increase on the policing precept in the West Midlands would still mean that local people are paying more than [pounds sterling]50 less than neighbouring forces such as Staffordshire, West Mercia and Warwickshire.

This is how much more you could pay for policing in 2018; It means the average band D household will pay a total [pounds sterling]128.55 per year for policing, up from [pounds sterling]116.55

There's no "they," though, so don't waste a perfectly good anxiety attack on the ghost posse of the precepts.

The case for the pretty good Christian: there is no foolproof test of a good Catholic, and our faith is about more than checking requirements off some to-do list

He urged lawmakers to consider the decree-law with utmost national responsibility that marks the executive and legislature, pointing out that the text does not prejudice Islamic precepts in any way, nor does it trespass on Bahrain's sovereignty.

Bahrain committed to CEDAW covenant; no prejudice to Islamic precepts

FAMILIES in a part of Newcastle face a hefty parish precept payment again.

Through the roof!

Its parish councillors meet on Thursday to vote on a draft budget precept for 2015-16 that some predict could bring in a further [pounds sterling]50,000.

Blakelaw parish council hikes up its precept by 242% - and is still asking people for more; People living in Blakelaw and North Fenham pay more to their parish council than those living in any other part of Newcastle

Mr Michael said he would have liked to increase the precept by 7% to meet the deficit South Wales Police are suffering.

'Savage' cuts spark police charge rise

Mark Burns-Williamson, said: "Although I had the option of accepting a grant from the Government to freeze the precept for a year I chose not to do that as I would have had to make up the shortfall next year."

1p more a day to fund West Yorkshire Police

Some of the councils would potentially have to increase their current precept by almost 50% to stand still, with households having to pay between PS5.56 and PS21 a year extra for their town and parish services.

Changes to benefits put councils in cash 'limbo'

The police authority meeting at St Asaph will be urged to levy the precept, which is included in council tax bills, because it offers the best balance between the need to provide sufficient funds "to sustain the force at a time of far reaching changes" and to limit the impact on taxpayers.