Synonyms for Precept

Order
decree direction directive edict	injunction instruction order	precept prescript prescription	regulation ruling ukase

Writ
caveat direction injunction instruction	interdict mandate notice notification	precept process search warrant subpoena	summons warrant writ

Dictum
abridgment adage ana analects anterior aphorism apothegm axiom byword catchword dictate dictum	epigram expression formula gnome golden rule gospel law maxim moral mot motto oracle	postulate precept prescript principle proposition proverb saw saying sentence sutra teaching text	theorem truism truth veracity verity verse wisdom witticism word words of wisdom