rescript : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: rescript	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
rescript n a reply by a Pope to an inquiry concerning a point of law or morality a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge); "a friend in New Mexico said that the order caused no trouble out there" Synonym(s): decree, edict, fiat, order, rescript the act of rewriting something Synonym(s): revision, revisal, revise, rescript something that has been written again; "the rewrite was much better" Synonym(s): rewrite, revision, rescript
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rescript \Re"script\ (r?"skr?pt), n. [L. rescriptum: cf. F. rescrit, formerly also spelt rescript. See {Rescribe},v. t.] 1. (Rom.Antiq.) The answer of an emperor when formallyconsulted by particular persons on some difficult question; hence, an edict or decree. In their rescripts and other ordinances, the Roman emperors spoke in the plural number. --Hare. 2. (R.C.Ch.) The official written answer of the pope upon a question of canon law, or morals. 3. A counterpart. --Bouvier.