Feminine
Meaning
- (feminine) prescription (written order from an authorized medical practitioner for provision of a medicine or other treatment, such as (ophthalmology) the specific lenses needed for a pair of glasses)
- (feminine, figuratively, sometimes) abandon of legal action by virtue of a statute of limitations; principle by which a person can no longer be prosecuted for a crime when a certain amount of time has elapsed
- (feminine) prescription (act of establishing or formalizing ideal norms for language use, as opposed to describing the actual norms of such use)
Concepts
ethical drug
prescription medicine
limitation of actions
limitation period
Synonyms
délai d’échéance
délai de déchéance
schéma thérapeutique
régime thérapeutique
Translations
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/pʁɛs.kʁip.sjɔ̃/
Etymology
In summary
Inherited from Old French prescripcion, itself borrowed from Latin praescrīptiō.
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