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a reply by a Pope to an inquiry concerning a point of law or morality
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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"
enactment,
act the passing of a law by a legislative body
jurisprudence,
law the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do
consent decree an agreement between two parties that is sanctioned by the court; for example, a company might agree to stop certain questionable practices without admitting guilt
curfew an order that after a specific time certain activities (as being outside on the streets) are prohibited
decree nisi a decree issued on a first petition for divorce; becomes absolute at some later date
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The answer of an emperor originally the Roman Emperor when formally consulted by a magistrate or other persons on some difficult point of law.
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The official written answer of the Pope upon a question of canon law, or morals.