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
- noun An official order or decree, especially one issued without needing agreement from others.
- noun Currency that has value because a government declares it legal tender, not because it's backed by a physical commodity.
precept — full definition
- noun A rule or principle, especially one governing personal conduct.
- noun A written command, especially a demand for payment.
- noun An order issued by one local authority to another specifying the rate of tax to be charged on its behalf.
- noun A tax rate set by such an order; the tax thus collected.