prescribed (adj.)

  1. set down as a rule or guide

  2. fixed or established especially by order or command; at the time appointed (or the appointed time)

    [ Syn: appointed , decreed , ordained ]

  3. conforming to set usage, procedure, or discipline; in prescribed order

    [ Syn: official ]

  4. formally laid down or imposed; positive laws

    [ Syn: positive ]

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