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noun
A clarification of a point of law by a monarch issued upon formal consultation by a lower magistrate.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
Topics: law
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noun
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: canon law
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noun
A duplicate copy of a legal document.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A rewriting, a document copied or written again.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
To script again or anew.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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noun
something that has been written again
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: rewrite, revision
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Broader terms: writing, written material, piece of writing
noun
the act of rewriting something
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: revision, revisal, revise
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Broader terms: rewriting, revising
noun
a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: decree, edict, fiat, order
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: act, enactment
Narrower terms: consent decree, curfew, decree nisi, imperial decree, legal separation, judicial separation, programma, prohibition, ban, proscription, stay, bull, papal bull
noun
a reply by a Pope to an inquiry concerning a point of law or morality
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: answer, reply, response
History
From Latin rescriptum (“written reply”).
Across languages
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