English to English
noun
- a reply by a Pope to an inquiry concerning a point of law or morality
source: WordNet 3.0
- 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.
source: WordNet 3.0
- the act of rewriting something
source: WordNet 3.0
- something that has been written again
The rewrite was much better.
source: WordNet 3.0
- The answer of an emperor when formallyconsulted by particular persons on some difficult question; hence, an edict or decree.
source: Webster 1913