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fiat

fiat (fee-aht orfee-at orfI-at orfI-[schwa]t), n. [Latin “let it be done”] 1. An order or decree, esp. an arbitrary one (judicial fiat). 2. A court decree, esp. one relating to a routine matter such as scheduling (the court requires all motions to contain a fiat — to be filled in by the court — setting

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fiat

fiat 〈拉〉 (1)命令;许可;授权;批准 英格兰古司法程序中,法官或治安官〔magistrate〕发出的要求某事必须完成的简短命令,也指有法定资格的政府官员授权为某种法律行为的命令,通常表示根据一定法规进行诉讼之前,总检察总长应给予的许可。 (2)裁决;决断

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fiat justitia

fiat justitia (fI-at j[schwa]s-tish-ee-[schwa]). [Latin] Hist. Let justice be done. • This phrase signaled the Crown’s commission to the House of Lords to hear an appeal. “Fiat Justitia, ruat coelum, says another maxim, as full of extravagance as it is of harmony: Go heaven to wreck — so justice be but done: — and what

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