prescription
French → English
(medical) A written instruction by a doctor for specific medicine or treatment; prescription
Le pharmacien a vérifié la prescription avant de délivrer les antibiotiques.
(English) The pharmacist checked the prescription before dispensing the antibiotics.
Jacques a remporté une victoire en convainquant les malades de suivre ses prescriptions.
(English) Jacques won a victory by convincing the patients to follow his prescriptions.
(legal) A rule setting a time limit after which a legal action cannot be taken; statute of limitations
L'heure de la prescription approchait et le criminel ne craignait plus rien.
(English) The statute of limitations was approaching, and the criminal no longer feared anything.
L'action criminelle se prescrit par dix ans selon les termes du Code.
(English) Criminal action is limited to ten years according to the terms of the Code.
Entry ID: fr:en:prescription · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary