Predicate
Predicate or predication may refer to:

Computer science
Syntactic predicate (in parser technology) guidelines the parser process
Predication (computer architecture), a choice to execute or not to execute a given instruction based on the content of a machine register

Linguistics 
Predicate (grammar), a grammatical component of a sentence

Philosophy and logic
 Predication (philosophy)
 Functional predicate
 Predicate (mathematical logic), a fundamental concept in first-order logic
 Predicate functor logic
 Predicate logic
 Predicate variable

Law 
In law, a predicate offense or crime is one which is part of a larger crime.
A predicate rule, in the U.S., is any requirement set forth in the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, the Public Health Service Act, or any Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulation other than Title 21 CFR Part 11 that is applicable to drug makers, medical device manufacturers, biotech companies, and other FDA-regulated industries