as in specifies
to give the rules about (something) clearly and exactly
in chess, you can move the various pieces only in certain prescribed ways
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With assisted suicide, a healthcare provider prescribes a lethal drug, but the subject who wants to die takes the medication themselves.
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Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 2 Oct. 2024
Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 2 Oct. 2024
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“Prescribes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prescribes. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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