Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun fiat

1 sense of fiat

Sense 1
decree, edict, fiat, order, rescript -- (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")
       => act, enactment -- (a legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body)