Definition of Prescription
Prescription
pre·scrip·tion
Definition/Meaning
(noun)
A written order from a doctor for a patient to obtain a medicine or treatment.
e.g. The doctor wrote a prescription for antibiotics to treat the infection.
(noun)
the establishment of a rule or ownership of something by the principles of long standing conditions or practices;
e.g. The prescription of laws by a single person has been mostly barred through the use of a checks-and-balances political system.
(noun)
a practice, rule or claim rooted in ancient customs or long standing practices;
e.g. Effective prescriptions for the enhancement of communities from way back in history.
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