prescription

prescription
prescription [pʀεskʀipsjɔ̃]
feminine noun
   a. prescription ; ( = recommandation) recommendation
• prescriptions techniques technical requirements
• vendu sur prescription médicale available on prescription
   b. (Law) prescription
• il y a prescription maintenant ... (hum) it's ancient history now ...
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pʀɛskʀipsjɔ̃
nom féminin
1) Médecine prescription; (sur un emballage)

‘se conformer aux prescriptions du médecin’ — ‘to be taken in accordance with doctor's instructions’

2) (ordre) prescript
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pʀɛskʀipsjɔ̃ nf
1) (= instruction) order, instruction
2) MÉDECINE, DROIT prescription
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prescription nf
1 Méd prescription; (sur un emballage) ‘se conformer aux prescriptions du médecin’ ‘to be taken in accordance with doctor's instructions’;
2 (ordre) prescript;
3 Jur (de droit) prescription; (de peine, crime) limitation of action by lapse of time; (de dette) barring by lapse of time; délai de prescription period of limitation.
[prɛskripsjɔ̃] nom féminin
1. DROIT prescription
prescription de la peine lapse ou lapsing of the sentence
y a-t-il prescription pour les crimes de guerre? is there a statutory limitation relating to war crimes?
2. [instruction]
se conformer aux prescriptions to conform to instructions ou regulations
les prescriptions de la morale moral dictates
3. MÉDECINE [généralement] orders, instructions
[ordonnance] prescription

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