Fiat: alternatives and connections

That which is done or doing; the exercise of power, or the effect, of which power exerted is the cause; a performance; a deed.

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The passing of a bill into a law; the giving of legislative sanction and executive approval to a bill whereby it is established as a law.

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A public proclamation or edict; a public order or notice, mandatory or prohibitory; a summons by public proclamation.

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The male of any species of cattle (Bovidae); hence, the male of any large quadruped, as the elephant; also, the male of the whale.

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The ringing of an evening bell, originally a signal to the inhabitants to cover fires, extinguish lights, and retire to rest, -- instituted by Willia…

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Any law, which, after it had passed the Athenian senate, was fixed on a tablet for public inspection previously to its being proposed to the general…

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The act of prohibiting; a declaration or injunction forbidding some action; interdict.

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The act of proscribing; a dooming to death or exile; outlawry; specifically, among the ancient Romans, the public offer of a reward for the head of a…

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A large, strong rope, employed to support a mast, by being extended from the head of one mast down to some other, or to some part of the vessel. Thos…

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An order from one having authority, deciding what is to be done by a subordinate; also, a determination by one having power, deciding what is to be d…

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A public command or ordinance by the sovereign power; the proclamation of a law made by an absolute authority, as if by the very act of announcement;…

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Regular arrangement; any methodical or established succession or harmonious relation; method; system

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The answer of an emperor when formallyconsulted by particular persons on some difficult question; hence, an edict or decree.

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