Fiat
Fiat , noun
[Latin, let it be done, 3d pers. sing., subj. pres., from fieri, used as pass. of facere to make. Compare Be.]
1.
An authoritative command or order to do something; an effectual decree.
His fiat laid the corner stone.
2.
(a) (Eng. Law) A warrant of a judge for certain processes.
(b)
(Eng. Law) An authority for certain proceedings given by the Lord Chancellor's signature.
Collocations (1)
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.