Fiat
Fiat noun - An order publicly issued by an authority.
Usage example: the school principal issued a fiat that caps were not to be worn inside the school, and that was that
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Rescript
Rescript noun - An order publicly issued by an authority.
Usage example: even though there was never an official rescript ordering mass genocide, that was indeed the intent and effect of the government's policy
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Rescript and Fiat. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/fiat/rescript
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