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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Fiat \Fi"at\, n. [L., let it be done, 3d pers. sing., subj.
     pres., fr. fieri, used as pass. of facere to make. Cf. Be.]
     1. An authoritative command or order to do something; an
        effectual decree.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              His fiat laid the corner stone.       --Willis.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Eng. Law)
        (a) A warrant of a judge for certain processes.
        (b) An authority for certain proceedings given by the Lord
            Chancellor's signature.
            [1913 Webster]
  
     Fiat money, irredeemable paper currency, not resting on a
        specie basis, but deriving its purchasing power from the
        declaratory fiat of the government issuing it.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Fiat \Fi"at\, n. [L., let it be done, 3d pers. sing., subj.
     pres., fr. fieri, used as pass. of facere to make. Cf. Be.]
     1. An authoritative command or order to do something; an
        effectual decree.
  
              His fiat laid the corner stone.       --Willis.
  
     2. (Eng. Law)
        (a) A warrant of a judge for certain processes.
        (b) An authority for certain proceedings given by the Lord
            Chancellor's signature.
  
     Fiat money, irredeemable paper currency, not resting on a
        specie basis, but deriving its purchasing power from the
        declaratory fiat of the government issuing it.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  fiat
       n : 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" [syn: decree, edict, order, rescript]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  fiat
     Indonesian n.
     (l en fiat)
     Latin interj.
     (ngd: Expression of affirmation); make it so, so let it be, so be it
     Latin vb.
     1 (inflection of la fīō  3 s pres actv subj): ''"may it
  become", "may it be made", "may it happen"''
     2 (inflection of la faciō  3 s pres pass subj): ''"may it
  become", "may it be made", "may it happen"''
     Turkish n.
     (alternative form of tr fiyat t=price)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Fiat
     n.
     An automobile manufactured by the Italian firm
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiat.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  FIAT
     n.
     (alternative form of en Fiat)
     n.
     (initialism of en fix it again Tony)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  fiat
     n.
     An arbitrary or authoritative command or order to do something; an
  effectual decree.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive used in academic debate and role-playing games) To
  make (something) happen.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  Fiat
     n.
     An automobile manufactured by the Italian firm
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiat.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  FIAT
     n.
     (alternative form of en Fiat)
     n.
     (initialism of en fix it again Tony)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  fiat
     Latin interj.
     (ngd: Expression of affirmation); make it so, so let it be, so be it
     Latin vb.
     1 (inflection of la fīō  3 s pres actv subj): ''"may it
  become", "may it be made", "may it happen"''
     2 (inflection of la faciō  3 s pres pass subj): ''"may it
  become", "may it be made", "may it happen"''
     n.
     An arbitrary or authoritative command or order to do something; an
  effectual decree.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive used in academic debate and role-playing games) To
  make (something) happen.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  Fiat
     n.
     An automobile manufactured by the Italian firm
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiat.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  FIAT
     n.
     (alternative form of en Fiat)
     n.
     (initialism of en fix it again Tony)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  fiat
     Latin interj.
     (ngd: Expression of affirmation); make it so, so let it be, so be it
     Latin vb.
     1 (inflection of la fīō  3 s pres actv subj): ''"may it
  become", "may it be made", "may it happen"''
     2 (inflection of la faciō  3 s pres pass subj): ''"may it
  become", "may it be made", "may it happen"''
     n.
     An arbitrary or authoritative command or order to do something; an
  effectual decree.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive used in academic debate and role-playing games) To
  make (something) happen.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  Fiat
     n.
     An automobile manufactured by the Italian firm
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiat.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  FIAT
     n.
     (alternative form of en Fiat)
     n.
     (initialism of en fix it again Tony)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  fiat
     Englanti n.
     mahtikäsky, määräys

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Fiat /fˈiːət/
  فيات

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  fiat //ˈfaɪæt// //ˈfi.æt// 
  декрет, указ
  An authoritative command or order to do something; an effectual decree

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  fiat /fˈiːət/ 
  nařízení