Verfügung — meaning in English

English meaning

• decree noun An official order or law issued by an authority.
• disposal noun The act of getting rid of something, especially waste.
• 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.
• writ noun A formal written order from a court instructing someone to do or stop doing something.

Senses

Verfügung is used for these senses in English:

• decree (legal) The judicial decision in a litigated cause rendered by a court of equity.
• disposal (uncountable) The power to use something or someone.
• injunction The act of enjoining; the act of directing, commanding, or prohibiting.
• injunction That which is enjoined; such as an order, mandate, decree, command, precept.
• ordinance (US) A local law, passed by e.g. a city.
• ordinance An edict or decree, authoritative order.
• provision (law) A clause in a legal instrument, a law, etc., providing for a particular matter; stipulation; proviso.
• 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.

disposal — full definition

1. noun The act of getting rid of something, especially waste.
2. noun The power or right to use or arrange something (as in 'at one's disposal').

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