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fiat::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | decree, edict, order, rescript |
| Type of | enactment, act |
| Has types | curfew, decree nisi, imperial decree, judicial separation, legal separation, papal bull, programma, prohibition, proscription, stay, ban, bull, consent decree |
Examples of fiat
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Fiat recommends premium fuel for best performance, but says it is not necessary.
From the post-gazette.com
We must have an alternative to the fiat money system in place when it collapses.
From the infowars.com
Fiat also said Friday it expects to own 57% of Chrysler by the end of this year.
From the freep.com
That hoary fiat has produced its measure of anguish and hilarity over the years.
From the time.com
Fiat chief executive Sergio Marchionne spent the past week in the United States.
From the washingtonpost.com
Fiat plans to begin offering its Fiat 500 subcompact in the U.S. late this year.
From the kansas.com
The macro issue, the global financial crisis I speak of is due to fiat currency.
From the forbes.com
Fiat has 142 dealers now and should reach 200 by the end of 2013, Kuniskis said.
From the freep.com
Fiat bugs should know that gold is becoming the de facto world reserve currency.
From the guardian.co.uk
- Decree: 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"
- Fiat S.p.A., an acronym for Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino , is an Italian automobile manufacturer, engine manufacturer, financial and industrial group based in Turin in the Piedmont region. Fiat was founded in 1899 by a group of investors including Giovanni Agnelli. ...
- Fiat (Latin for "let it be done") is a theoretical construct in policy debateu2014derived from the word should in the resolutionu2014whereby the substance of the resolution is debated, rather than the political feasibility of enactment and enforcement of a given plan, allowing an affirmative team to "imagine" a plan into being.
- An authoritative command or order to do something; an effectual decree; A warrant of a judge for certain processes; An authority for certain proceedings given by the Lord Chancellor's signature
- (Fiats) NZR RM class 88 seater railcars.^[1]
- Consent (by the Attorney-General) to start proceedings on behalf of someone else for review of an administrative act (q.v.).
- Arbitrary order or decree (Source: The American Heritage Dictionary, 1983)
- Literally, let it be done. Order, command, decision, or statute of an authoritative power.
- A decree, often made under the color of law.
