prescripts

noun

plural of prescript
as in prescriptions

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  1. prescriptions
  2. rules
  3. proscriptions
  4. prohibitions
Noun
  • Yet neither these prescriptions nor these assets have been enough to reverse France’s decline over the past two decades.
    — Nicholas Bequelin, Time, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The prescriptions were then taken to Striderite Pharmacy, where Yusuf and other pharmacy employees dispensed the medication to Llerena.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of prescriptions
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  • The new rules would not restrict banks' ability to count housing tax credit investments toward their Community Reinvestment Act obligations, an administration official said.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 13 Oct. 2026
  • But a key rationale for eligibility rules is to establish bright-line, predictable rules that should promote fair play and competition, with colleges, coaches and athletes treated similarly in similar situations.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of rules
Noun
  • There’s something disturbing about these proscriptions, which is why both Kalmey and Miola identify them as critical.
    — JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 23 Oct. 2025
Definition of proscriptions
Noun
  • In 2011, former President Barack Obama signed a law removing wolves in the Northern Rocky Mountains from the endangered species list, a change that removed federal prohibitions on killing or harassing them in that region.
    — Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 14 Oct. 2026
  • As a critical first step, the intelligence committees should initiate a thorough oversight investigation into how the norm has been implemented in practice and the current administration’s adherence to its prohibitions.
    — DAVID S. COHEN, Foreign Affairs, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of prohibitions
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“Prescripts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prescripts. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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