emendation vs rescript

emendation

noun
  • Alteration by editorial criticism, as of a text so as to give a better reading; removal of errors or corruptions from a document. 

  • An intentional change in the spelling of a scientific name, which is usually not allowed. 

  • The act of altering for the better, or correcting what is erroneous or faulty; correction; improvement. 

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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