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precept

[pree-sept] / ˈpri sɛpt /


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In a sprawling nation founded on the precept of individual liberty and populated primarily by immigrants from around the world, there was hardly one American experience.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 19, 2026

Council tax includes a so-called police precept, which helps fund services such as regular community policing.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2025

Hirst has also proposed increasing its council tax precept - which would mean a 5.66% rise for Band D properties, equivalent to 27p per week.

From BBC • Jan. 28, 2025

"We tell people that if you follow the rules, your vote counts, and this effort is really going hard after that basic precept of democracy," she told Salon in a phone interview.

From Salon • Jan. 18, 2025

So, one afternoon, while Grandmère was sleeping, I started thinking about sending him a precept from Paris.

From "Auggie & Me" by R. J. Palacio




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