Babylon was a city-state when Hammurabi began ruling it. While he was king, it became an
empire. To establish order and justice throughout the land, he created a code of laws. His code
prescribed the fines and punishments for a variety of offenses.
The prefix pre-means "before" or "beforehand." The root scrib means "write" or "carve into a
surface." Based on this information, what does prescribe mean in the paragraph?
set down as final
record in advance
warn people about
give information about