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  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Rescript  \Re"script\  (r?"skr?pt),  n.  [L.  rescriptum:  cf  F. 
  rescrit,  formerly  also  spelt  rescript.  See  {Rescribe},v.  t.] 
  1.  (Rom.Antiq.)  The  answer  of  an  emperor  when 
  formallyconsulted  by  particular  persons  on  some  difficult 
  question;  hence  an  edict  or  decree. 
 
  In  their  rescripts  and  other  ordinances,  the  Roman 
  emperors  spoke  in  the  plural  number.  --Hare. 
 
  2.  (R.C.Ch.)  The  official  written  answer  of  the  pope  upon  a 
  question  of  canon  law,  or  morals. 
 
  3.  A  counterpart.  --Bouvier. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  rescript 
  n  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"  [syn:  {decree},  {edict},  {fiat},  {order}] 
  3:  the  act  of  rewriting  something  [syn:  {revision},  {revisal}, 
  {revise}] 
  4:  something  that  has  been  written  again  "the  rewrite  was  much 
  better"  [syn:  {rewrite},  {revision}]




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