'Fiat' definitions:
Definition of 'fiat'
(from WordNet)
Definition of 'Fiat'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- His fiat laid the corner stone. --Willis. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'fiat'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- appointment,
- authority,
- authorization,
- brevet,
- bull,
- certification,
- clearance,
- countenance,
- declaration,
- decree,
- decree-law,
- decreement,
- decretal,
- decretum,
- dictum,
- diktat,
- edict,
- edictum,
- empowerment,
- enabling,
- endorsement,
- enfranchisement,
- entitlement,
- ipse dixit,
- law,
- ordinance,
- ordonnance,
- proclamation,
- pronouncement,
- pronunciamento,
- ratification,
- rescript,
- rule,
- ruling,
- sanction,
- senatus consult,
- senatus consultum,
- ukase,
- warrant,
- warranty