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Vorschrift — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • fiat noun An official order or decree, especially one issued without needing agreement from others.
  • precept noun A rule or principle, especially one governing personal conduct.
  • provision noun A supply of something needed for the future, especially food.
  • rule noun An official regulation or guideline that governs behaviour or a process.

Senses

Vorschrift is used for these senses in English:

  • fiat An arbitrary or authoritative command or order to do something; an effectual decree.
  • precept A rule or principle, especially one governing personal conduct.
  • provision (law) A clause in a legal instrument, a law, etc., providing for a particular matter; stipulation; proviso.
  • rule A regulation, law, guideline.

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.

precept — full definition

  1. noun A rule or principle, especially one governing personal conduct.
  2. noun A written command, especially a demand for payment.
  3. noun An order issued by one local authority to another specifying the rate of tax to be charged on its behalf.
  4. noun A tax rate set by such an order; the tax thus collected.

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