fiat
English Thesaurus
1. a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge) (noun.communication)
hypernym | : | act, enactment, |
definition | : | a legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body (noun.communication) |
hyponym | : | consent decree, |
definition | : | an agreement between two parties that is sanctioned by the court; for example, a company might agree to stop certain questionable practices without admitting guilt (noun.communication) |
hyponym | : | curfew, |
definition | : | an order that after a specific time certain activities (as being outside on the streets) are prohibited (noun.communication) |
hyponym | : | decree nisi, |
definition | : | a decree issued on a first petition for divorce; becomes absolute at some later date (noun.communication) |
hyponym | : | imperial decree, |
definition | : | a decree issued by a sovereign ruler (noun.communication) |
hyponym | : | programma, |
definition | : | an edict that has been publicly posted (noun.communication) |
hyponym | : | stay, |
definition | : | a judicial order forbidding some action until an event occurs or the order is lifted (noun.communication) |
hyponym | : | bull, papal bull, |
definition | : | a formal proclamation issued by the pope (usually written in antiquated characters and sealed with a leaden bulla) (noun.communication) |
domain category | : | jurisprudence, law, |
definition | : | the collection of rules imposed by authority (noun.group) |
derivation | : | decree, rule, |
definition | : | decide with authority (verb.cognition) |
derivation | : | enjoin, order, say, tell, |
definition | : | give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority (verb.communication) |
derivation | : | decree, |
definition | : | issue a decree (verb.communication) |
derivation | : | decree, rule, |
definition | : | decide with authority (verb.cognition) |
derivation | : | enjoin, order, say, tell, |
definition | : | give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority (verb.communication) |
derivation | : | decree, |
definition | : | issue a decree (verb.communication) |
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