prescription

A written order from an authorized medical practitioner for provision of a medicine or other treatment, such as (ophthalmology) the specific lenses needed for a pair of glasses.

The medicine or treatment provided by such an order.

Any plan of treatment or handling; the treatment or handling thus provided.

Synonym of enactment, the act of establishing a law, regulation, etc., particularly in writing; an instance of this.

The act of establishing or formalizing ideal norms for language use, as opposed to describing the actual norms of such use; an instance of this.

An established time period within which a right must be exercised and after which it is null and permanently unenforceable.

An established time period after which a person who has uninterruptedly, peacefully, and publicly used another's property acquires full ownership of it.

Synonym of self-restraint, limiting of one's actions especially according to a moral code or social conventions.