Prescriptive
[pri-skrip-tiv] /prɪˈskrɪp tɪv/
adjective
1.
that prescribes; giving directions or injunctions:
a prescriptive letter from an anxious father.
2.
depending on or arising from effective legal prescription, as a right or title established by a long unchallenged tenure.
prescriptive
/prɪˈskrɪptɪv/
adjective
1.
making or giving directions, rules, or injunctions
2.
sanctioned by long-standing usage or custom
3.
derived from or based upon legal prescription: a prescriptive title
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