Erlaß — meaning in English

English meaning

• decree noun An official order or law issued by an authority.
• fiat noun An official order or decree, especially one issued without needing agreement from others.
• 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.
• remission noun A period during which a serious illness lessens or its symptoms disappear.
• writ noun A formal written order from a court instructing someone to do or stop doing something.

Senses

Erlaß is used for these senses in English:

• decree An edict or law.
• fiat An arbitrary or authoritative command or order to do something; an effectual decree.
• injunction That which is enjoined; such as an order, mandate, decree, command, precept.
• ordinance An edict or decree, authoritative order.
• remission A pardon of a sin; (chiefly, historical, also, figuratively) the forgiveness of an offence, or relinquishment of a (legal) claim or a debt.
• writ (countable, legal) A written order, issued by a court, ordering someone to do (or stop doing) something.

decree — full definition

1. noun An official order or law issued by an authority.
2. noun A formal ruling handed down by a court, especially in matters of equity, admiralty, or probate.
3. verb To officially order or command something.

fiat — full definition

1. noun An official order or decree, especially one issued without needing agreement from others.
2. noun Currency that has value because a government declares it legal tender, not because it's backed by a physical commodity.

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