| 单词 | fiat |
| 释义 | fiat (once / 2546 pages) n You might think a fiat is just an Italian car, but it actually means a legal, authoritative decision that has absolute sanction. From the Latin for "let it be done," the word fiat is a binding edict issued by a person in command. It can gain an almost Biblical aura of authority, like a movie Pharaoh saying, "So let it be written, so let it be done." So let it be a fiat. WORD FAMILYfiat: fiats USAGE EXAMPLESHundreds of the multinational corporations rushed to channel international profits through subsidiaries in the country, among them McDonald’s, Fiat, Amazon, Shire Pharmaceuticals and Skype. The Guardian(Jan 01, 2017) But we should not allow them to be decided by cultural fiat. Wall Street Journal(Dec 29, 2016) Mr. Maduro was forced to modify his fiat, extending the currency’s validity to Jan. 2 and reopening the borders. Washington Post(Dec 26, 2016) n a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge) Syn|Hypo|Hyper decree, edict, order, rescript consent decree an agreement between two parties that is sanctioned by the court; for example, a company might agree to stop certain questionable practices without admitting guilt curfewan order that after a specific time certain activities (as being outside on the streets) are prohibited decree nisia decree issued on a first petition for divorce; becomes absolute at some later date imperial decreea decree issued by a sovereign ruler judicial separation, legal separationa judicial decree regulating the rights and responsibilities of a married couple living apart programmaan edict that has been publicly posted ban, prohibition, proscriptiona decree that prohibits something staya judicial order forbidding some action until an event occurs or the order is lifted bull, papal bulla formal proclamation issued by the pope (usually written in antiquated characters and sealed with a leaden bulla) ukasean edict of the Russian tsar pragmatic, pragmatic sanctionan imperial decree that becomes part of the fundamental law of the land stay of executionan order whereby a judgment is precluded from being executed for a specific period of time banning-orderan order that bans something cease and desist order, enjoining, enjoinment, injunction(law) a judicial remedy issued in order to prohibit a party from doing or continuing to do a certain activity interdict, interdictiona court order prohibiting a party from doing a certain activity act, enactment a legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body |
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