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What does prescriptive mean?

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Adjective
  1. Of or pertaining to prescribing or enjoining, especially an action or behavior based on a norm or standard.
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The Dairy Industry Act is rigid and prescriptive, and it is time indeed for a revamp.
It is very prescriptive and outlined how much time to spend on certain areas as well as which words to teach each week.
That's why we don't give out prescriptive drug information or glamorize its use.
There was a fear that scopes of practice would be too narrow and prescriptive, but that has never been the intention of scopes of practice.
I'm generally supportive of Higgs, but I don't like the prescriptive nature of it.
This bill is also prescriptive about whom the authority is required to consult.

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