määräys — meaning in English
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English meaning
- behest noun A command or authoritative request, especially in the phrase "at the behest of."
- charge noun An amount of money asked for a service or product.
- commandment noun A rule regarded as issued with divine or absolute authority, especially one of the biblical Ten Commandments.
- decree noun An official order or law issued by an authority.
- directive noun An official instruction or order.
- imposition noun An unwelcome demand or burden placed on someone.
- injunction noun A court order that requires someone to do something or, more often, to stop doing something.
- ordinance noun A local law, passed by e.g. a city.
- provision noun A supply of something needed for the future, especially food.
- stipulation noun A specific condition written into an agreement or contract.
- warrant noun An official document issued by a court or authority giving legal permission for an action, such as an arrest or search.
Senses
määräys is used for these senses in English:
- behest A command, bidding; sometimes also, an authoritative request; now usually in the phrase at the behest of and at one's behest. [from 12th c.]
- charge An instruction.
- commandment (archaic, or, jocular) Something that must be obeyed; a command or edict.
- decree An edict or law.
- directive An authoritative decision from an official body, which may or may not have binding force.
- imposition That which is imposed, levied, or enjoined.
- injunction That which is enjoined; such as an order, mandate, decree, command, precept.
- injunction (legal) A writ or process, granted by a court of equity, and, in some cases, under statutes, by a court of law, whereby a party is required to do or to refrain from doing certain acts, according to the exigency of the writ.
charge — full definition
- noun An amount of money asked for a service or product.
- noun A formal accusation that someone has committed a crime.
- noun A sudden, forceful rush forward, especially in an attack.
- verb To ask someone to pay a particular amount.
- verb To formally accuse someone of a crime.