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Meanings of fiat in English

Portuguese
decreto
Catalan
sentència
Spanish
decreto

A legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge)

decreto
Usage of fiat in English
1
The original drawing is laid fiat on the glass of the frame.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 384, May 12, 1883
2
I was just as short, just as small, and just as fiat.
Rite of Passage
3
Against the bright young life the awful fiat has not gone forth.
Charlotte's Inheritance
4
Her answer to his fiat was to rally in a wonderful way.
Mary Slessor of Calabar: Pioneer Missionary
5
Henceforth she felt that in obedience to her own decision, and fiat
St. Elmo
6
There is no fiat of God that fixes these things as eternal.
Towards the Great Peace
7
By fiat he is ranked as an inexplicable dream or delusion-likeCicero.
Can You Feel Anything When I Do This?
8
Thus, is a marvelous fiat of spin-doctoring, economic immigrants became revenant sons.
Russian Roulette: Russia's Economy in Putin's Era
9
Now, the characters disperse and re-permutate with little logic beyond Wednesday's fiat.
Wired
10
Branson cited Libra's reserve, which will include several fiat currencies and government bonds.
The South African
11
This is not democracy, it is rule by fiat, plain dictatorship.
The Irish Times
12
He came; and his fiat threw the whole household into consternation.
Mistress and Maid: A Household Story
13
This flexibility is one of the principal arguments for fiat money central banking.
Reuters
14
From the fiat of the human heart there is no court of appeal.
The Darrow Enigma
15
The fiat had gone forth, and submission was the only course.
The Bars of Iron
16
The fiat of will which directs that this movement be performed.
The Psychology of Singing / A Rational Method of Voice Culture B...
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Translations for fiat
Portuguese
decretoacta
Fiat through the time
Fiat across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common