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KembaraXtra – Legal Terms – Praecipe
A praecipe is a formal court document requesting the preparation or issue of another legal document.
Traditionally, it was used to request documents such as writs of execution.
Under modern civil procedure, the equivalent document in county court proceedings is usually called a request.
Historically, the term also referred to a writ ordering a sheriff to command a defendant to perform an act or explain failure to do so.
The concept reflects older procedural practices in English law.
A praecipe is a formal court document requesting the preparation or issue of another legal document.
Traditionally, it was used to request documents such as writs of execution.
Under modern civil procedure, the equivalent document in county court proceedings is usually called a request.
Historically, the term also referred to a writ ordering a sheriff to command a defendant to perform an act or explain failure to do so.
The concept reflects older procedural practices in English law.
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