a dogmatic decree or command, especially issued by one who rules without popular consent
a harsh penalty or settlement imposed upon a defeated party by the victor
An ad hoc reply of a pope to some specific question of canon law or morality, without precedential force, sometimes (improper) inclusive of decretals which serve as precedents in canon law.
A rewriting, a document copied or written again.
A duplicate copy of a legal document.
A clarification of a point of law by a monarch issued upon formal consultation by a lower magistrate.
To script again or anew.