copyedit vs rescript

copyedit

noun
  • The result of copyediting a document. 

  • The process or act of copyediting a document. 

  • A single change to the text of a document that is an instance of copyediting. 

verb
  • To correct the spelling, grammar, formatting, etc. of printed material and prepare it for typesetting, printing, or online publishing. 

rescript

noun
  • 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. 

  • 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. 

verb
  • To script again or anew. 

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