Fiat (Noun)
Meaning
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".
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The court's fiat became final after the 30-day appeal period had passed without any objections being filed.
- A local judge issued a fiat ordering the eviction of tenants in a property dispute.
- In the decree, the state supreme court issued a fiat denying the petitioners' request for rehearing.
- The board of appeals issued a fiat affirming the decision made by the trial judge in the lower court.
- The federal appellate court's fiat denying the defendant's motion for bail was decisive of his immediate fate.