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Definition of FIAT
1. Noun. A legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge). "A friend in New Mexico said that the order caused no trouble out there"
Generic synonyms: Act, Enactment
Specialized synonyms: Consent Decree, Curfew, Decree Nisi, Imperial Decree, Judicial Separation, Legal Separation, Programma, Ban, Prohibition, Proscription, Stay, Bull, Papal Bull
Category relationships: Jurisprudence, Law
Derivative terms: Decree, Decree, Order, Order
Definition of FIAT
1. n. An authoritative command or order to do something; an effectual decree.
Definition of FIAT
1. Acronym. (derogatory slang automobiles) fix it again Tony, a derogatory slang phrase for Fiat, a backronym ¹
2. Proper noun. An automobile manufactured by the Italian firm Fiat S.p.A.. ¹
3. Noun. An authoritative command or order to do something; an effectual decree. ¹
4. Noun. (context: English law) A warrant of a judge for certain processes. ¹
5. Noun. (context: English law) An authority for certain proceedings given by the Lord Chancellor's signature. ¹
6. Verb. (context: jargon used in academic debate transitive) To make (something) happen. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of FIAT
1. an authoritative order [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of FIAT
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