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rescript

resc·ript

UK/ˈɹiːskɹɪpt/ US/ɹiːˈskɹɪpt/ uncommon obsolete rare

noun

1.

a reply by a Pope to an inquiry concerning a point of law or morality

2.

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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3.
4.

something that has been written again

  • “the rewrite was much better”
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Origin

From Latin rescriptum (“written reply”).

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