perscriptio
From LSJ
Ἔργων πονηρῶν χεῖρ' ἐλευθέραν ἔχε → Mali facinoris liberam serva manum → Von schlechten Taten halte deine Hände frei
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
perscriptĭo: ōnis, f. perscribo.
I A writing down, an entry in a book, an official recording: perscriptionum et liturarum adversaria, Cic. Rosc. Com. 2, 5; id. de Or. 1, 58, 250: falsae perscriptiones, id. Phil. 5, 4, 11; id. Fam. 5, 2, 4.—
II A making over in writing, an assignment, Cic. Att. 12, 51, 3: haec pactio non verbis sed nominibua et perscriptionibus facta est, id. ib. 4, 18, 2.
