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Injunction vs Precept - What's the difference?

injunction | precept |

In legal|lang=en terms the difference between injunction and precept

is that injunction is (legal) a writ or process, granted by a court of equity, and, in some cases, under statutes, by a court of law, whereby a party is required to do or to refrain from doing certain acts, according to the exigency of the writ while precept is (legal) a written command, especially a demand for payment.

As nouns the difference between injunction and precept

is that injunction is the act of enjoining; the act of directing, commanding, or prohibiting while precept is a rule or principle, especially one governing personal conduct.

As a verb precept is

(obsolete) to teach by precepts.

injunction

English

(wikipedia injunction)

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act of enjoining; the act of directing, commanding, or prohibiting.
  • That which is enjoined; an order; a mandate; a decree; a command; a precept; a direction.
  • (legal) A writ or process, granted by a court of equity, and, in some cases, under statutes, by a court of law, whereby a party is required to do or to refrain from doing certain acts, according to the exigency of the writ.
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    • , year=2012 , date=April 19 , author=Josh Halliday , title=Free speech haven or lawless cesspool – can the internet be civilised? , work=the Guardian citation , page= , passage=Southwark council, which took out the injunction against Matt, believes YouTube has become the "new playground" for gang members.}}

    Related terms

    * super-injunction (pos n)

    Usage notes

    * The verb associated with this word is enjoin'. ' Injunct is also sometimes used as a synonym.

    precept

    English

    (wikipedia precept)

    Alternative forms

    * (obsolete)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A rule or principle, especially one governing personal conduct.
  • * 2006 : , The Gift of Language
  • ** I need hardly point out that Pinker doesn't really believe anything of what he writes, at least if example is stronger evidence of belief than precept .
  • * 1891 :
  • ** He found a people in the extreme of barbarism living in caves, feeding upon the bloody flesh of animals they killed in hunting; he taught them many things, so that by his example, and for generations after he left them by his precepts , they advanced to high civilization.
  • (legal) A written command, especially a demand for payment.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • (obsolete) To teach by precepts.
    • (Francis Bacon)

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