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fiat

UK/ˈfaɪæt/ US/ˈfiːæt/ uncommon

noun

1.

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”
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Origin

Back-formation from Fiat as a backronym. From the tendency of Fiat automobiles to apocryphally be always in need of repair. From Italian FIAT, from Fabbrica Italiana Automobili di Torino (“Italian Automobiles Factory of Turin”)

Phrases

  • fiat currency
  • fiat lux
  • fiat money

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