Preceptive

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Of, relating to, or expressing a rule or principle that prescribes a particular course of action or conduct.
  • adj. Instructive; didactic.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Of, pertaining to, or based on precepts
  • adj. instructive; didactic
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Containing or giving precepts; of the nature of precepts; didactic.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Giving or containing precepts or rules of conduct; instructive; admonitory.
    • Word Usage
    "The basis of the punishment is the rationale of a law, or the preceptive aspect of a law."
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    didactic    commanding    instructive   
    Same Context
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