prescription
nounfemininetécnico/pɾɨʃkɾiˈsɐ̃w̃/medium
pres·cri·ção
Definition
1. (Law) The loss of the possibility to exercise a right or to be punished for a crime, after a certain legal period has elapsed. 2. (Medicine) A written instruction from a doctor for the preparation and use of a medicine.
The crime was subject to the statute of limitations after 20 years.
The pharmacist only sells the antibiotic with a medical prescription.
Common collocations
medical prescriptionstatute of limitationscrime prescription
Etymology
Do latim 'praescriptio, -onis' (ordem prévia).