rescript

• Nom désignant une réponse ou décision officielle, notamment du pape sur une question de droit ou de morale, ou une ordonnance juridiquement contraignante consignée au procès-verbal d'un tribunal ; peut aussi signifier l'acte de recopier quelque chose ou le matériel recopié lui-même.

A noun referring to an official reply or decision, especially from a Pope on a point of law or morality, or a legally binding command entered on a court record; it can also mean the act of rewriting something or the rewritten material itself.

1. Papal replyC2formal

   An official response from the Pope to a question about law or morality.

   Rescrit pontifical

   • The Vatican issued a rescript clarifying the church's position on the matter.
   • The bishop consulted a rescript from the Pope regarding the new doctrine.
   • The rescript addressed the complex moral dilemma posed by the case.

2. Legal orderC2formallegal

   A legally binding command or decision entered on the court record, as if issued by a court or judge.

   Ordonnance judiciaire (rescrit)

   • The judge signed a rescript ordering the immediate release of the prisoner.
   • The court's rescript was entered into the official record.
   • The attorney argued that the rescript was not legally valid.

   Synonymesdecreeedictjudgmentmandateorderruling

3. C2formal

   The act of rewriting something, or a text that has been written again.

   Réécriture

   • The author produced a rescript of the original manuscript.
   • The rescript of the document corrected several errors.
   • The editor requested a rescript of the chapter for clarity.

   Synonymesredactionredraftrevisionrewrite