| 单词 | fiat in bankruptcy |
| 释义 | > as lemmasfiat in bankruptcy a. Originally: the word ‘fiat’ itself, or a formula containing it, by which a competent authority gave his sanction to a proposed arrangement, to the performance of a request, etc. Hence: an authoritative sanction, an authorization. †fiat in bankruptcy: see quot. 1848. [Compare the following examples in medieval Latin: Ita fiat ut ego Chlodoveus volui ( Grant by Clovis in Mabillon De Re Diplomatica vi. li. (1681) 463). Signaturæ autem Papales expediuntur ab ipsa sanctitate per Fiat simplex, vel per Fiat geminatum, vel per Fiat proprio motu, vel per Fiat, ut petitur ( Compend. Benefic. Expos. in Du Cange s.v.).] ΘΚΠ society > authority > lack of subjection > permission > [noun] > formal or authoritative permission > a formal or authoritative permission safe conduct?1404 licence1433 royalty1633 fiat1647 licent1676 liceat1686 privilege1715 sanction1720 smart ticket1734 post warrant1812 sanctionment1818 wine-warrant1857 carnet1926 1647 N. Bacon Hist. Disc. Govt. 320 Nothing can be concluded without the Kings fiat. 1656 R. Sanderson 20 Serm. 87 Unless the Lord be pleased to set his Fiat unto it, and to confirm it with his royall assent. a1670 J. Hacket Scrinia Reserata (1693) i. 90 That all the Lecturers..be Licenced..with a Fiat from the Lord Arch-Bishop of Canterbury. 1768 Priv. Lett. Ld. Malmesbury I. 157 Mr. Wilkes not being in custody, the Attorney-General has refused his fiat to the writ of error which he wishes to sue out. 1834 E. Bulwer-Lytton Last Days of Pompeii III. iv. viii. 46 I tell thee, I have the fiat of the prætor. 1848 J. J. S. Wharton Law Lexicon 252/2 Fiat in Bankruptcy, the authority of the Lord Chancellor to a commissioner of bankrupts, authorising him to proceed in the bankruptcy of a trader mentioned therein. 1864 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia IV. xvi. i. 242 The decisive fiat was given: ‘Yes; start on it, in God's name!’ < as lemmas |
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