fiat vs rescript

fiat

noun
  • An authority for certain proceedings given by the Lord Chancellor's signature. 

  • An arbitrary or authoritative command or order to do something; an effectual decree. 

  • Authorization, permission or (official) sanction. 

  • A warrant of a judge for certain processes. 

  • (Pertaining to) fiat currency. 

verb
  • To make (something) happen. 

rescript

noun
  • A clarification of a point of law by a monarch issued upon formal consultation by a lower magistrate. 

  • A rewriting, a document copied or written again. 

  • A duplicate copy of a legal document. 

  • 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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