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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Fiat \Fi"at\, n. [L., let it be done 3d pers. sing., subj. pres., fr fieri, used as pass. of facere to make Cf {Be}.] 1. An authoritative command or order to do something an effectual decree. His fiat laid the corner stone. --Willis. 2. (Eng. Law) a A warrant of a judge for certain processes. b An authority for certain proceedings given by the Lord Chancellor's signature. {Fiat money}, irredeemable paper currency, not resting on a specie basis, but deriving its purchasing power from the declaratory fiat of the government issuing it From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: fiat n : 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" [syn: {decree}, {edict}, {order}, {rescript}]
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