Prescription meaning
Prescriptions for living a moral life.
An example of a prescription is a doctor's note telling a patient what type of medication to get.
Have you used up all of your prescription?
Prescription lenses; a prescription drug.
Have you used up all of your prescription?
"Jurisdiction to prescribe" is a state's authority to make its laws applicable to certain persons or activities. -- Richard G. Alexander, Iran and Libya Sanctions Act of 1996: Congress exceeds its jurisdiction to prescribe law. Washington and Lee Law Review, 1997.
The prescription governing the victim's right to enter a charge shall be interrupted by virtue of section 95 of the Criminal Code.
The surgeon wrote a prescription for a pain killer and physical therapy.
The pharmacist gave her a bottle containing her prescription.
The optician followed the optometrist's prescription for her new eyeglasses.
Many powerful pain killers are prescription drugs in the U.S.