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• fiat — fi•at [[t]ˈfi ɑt, æt; ˈfaɪ ət, æt[/t]] n. 1) an authoritative decree, sanction, or order: a royal fiat[/ex] 2) an arbitrary decree or pronouncement, esp. by a person or group of persons having absolute authority to enforce it: to rule by… …   From formal English to slang

• fiat — fi·at / fē ˌät, ˌat, ət; fī ˌat/ n 1: decree 2: an authoritative but arbitrary order a brazen act of judicial fiat L. H. Tribe Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webste …   Law dictionary

• rule — 1 n 1 a: a prescribed guide for conduct or action b: a regulating principle or precept 2 a: an order or directive issued by a court in a particular proceeding esp. upon petition of a party to the proceeding that commands an officer or party to… …   Law dictionary

• Fiat money — Yuan dynasty banknotes were the earliest fiat money. Fiat money is money that has value only because of government regulation or law. The term derives from the Latin fiat, meaning let it be done , as such money is established by government decree …   Wikipedia

• rule — Synonyms and related words: Aristotelian sorites, Goclenian sorites, Procrustean law, SOP, T square, a priori truth, acme, act, act on, administration, antetype, antitype, apothegm, appointment, apriorism, archetype, as a rule, ascendancy, assize …   Moby Thesaurus

• rule — 1. noun 1) health and safety rules Syn: regulation, ruling, directive, order, act, law, statute, edict, canon, mandate, command, dictate, decree, fiat, injunction, commandment, stipulation …   Thesaurus of popular words

• fiat — Synonyms and related words: appointment, authority, authorization, brevet, bull, certification, clearance, countenance, declaration, decree, decree law, decreement, decretal, decretum, dictum, diktat, edict, edictum, empowerment, enabling,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• fiat — n decree, edict, act, (in the Middle East) firman, ukase; ordinance, rule, law, assize; dictum, dictate, command, commandment, order, precept, prescript, mandate, admonition, injunction; proclamation, pronunciamento, manifesto; warrant, sanction …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• Indirect rule — is a type of European colonial policy in which the traditional local power structure, or at least part of it, is incorporated into the colonial administrative structure. It was practiced in large parts of the British Empire, especially British… …   Wikipedia

• Friedman rule — The Friedman rule is a monetary policy rule proposed by Milton Friedman. Essentially, Friedman advocated setting the nominal interest rate at zero. According to the logic of the Friedman rule, the opportunity cost of holding money faced by… …   Wikipedia

• F. L. A. — fiat lege artis, let it be made according to rule …