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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

"This includes projected spending from additional income, including estimated funding from the police council tax precept," the documents say.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2025

And if a mental health professional has the courage to speak the truth, they're told that what they have to say is entirely invalid because of this antiquated ethical precept.

From Salon • Mar. 14, 2024

From them, he says, he internalized the feminist precept that “the personal is political.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2024

He too epitomized Chief Luthuli’s precept: “Let your courage rise with danger.”

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela