fiat

décret, ordre

Ordre donné par une personne qui détient le pouvoir et auquel les autres sont censés obéir.

En anglais simple : An order made by someone with power, which others are expected to obey.

• The king issued a fiat.
• The fees were increased by government fiat.
• An executive fiat ended the debate without a vote.

Comment l'utiliser : by fiat (The ruler changed the law by fiat.)

Synonymes : decree, order, command

Expressions courantes : by fiat, royal fiat, government fiat

monnaie fiduciaire

Monnaie dont la valeur repose sur sa reconnaissance par l’État, sans être liée à l’or ou à une matière précieuse.

En anglais simple : Money whose value comes from government acceptance rather than a link to gold or another valuable material.

• You can pay in fiat.
• She converted her cryptocurrency into fiat.
• Unlike gold-backed money, fiat depends on trust in the issuing government.

Synonymes : fiat currency, fiat money

Expressions courantes : convert to fiat, pay in fiat, fiat currency

autorisation, approbation

Permission officielle pour qu’une chose se fasse ou ait lieu.

En anglais simple : Official permission for something to happen.

• The project received the minister's fiat.
• Work could begin once the government granted its fiat.
• They sought an official fiat for the proposed scheme.

Synonymes : authorization, permission, approval

Contraires : prohibition

Expressions courantes : government fiat, ministerial fiat, receive a fiat

ordonnance judiciaire

Ordre écrit d’un juge autorisant une démarche juridique précise.

En anglais simple : A judge's written order allowing a particular legal step to be taken.

• The judge signed the fiat.
• A judicial fiat allowed the proceedings to begin.
• The clerk waited for the court's fiat before taking the next step.

Synonymes : warrant, court order

Expressions courantes : judicial fiat, judge's fiat, issue a fiat

faire advenir, créer

Faire arriver quelque chose, notamment dans une situation imaginaire, simplement en décidant que cela arrivera.

En anglais simple : To make something happen, especially by simply deciding that it will happen in an imagined situation.

• The author fiats a peaceful ending.
• In this debate, we fiat that the policy takes effect.
• The game designer fiated a bridge into existence.

Comment l'utiliser : fiat something into existence (The storyteller fiats a new world into existence.)

Synonymes : bring about, cause

Expressions courantes : fiat something into existence, fiat an outcome

décréter, ordonner

Donner un ordre officiel en usant de son pouvoir ou de son autorité.

En anglais simple : To give an official order using your power or authority.

• The king fiated a new tax.
• The council fiated that all shops close early.
• Officials cannot simply fiat changes without legal authority.

Comment l'utiliser : fiat that… (The ruler fiated that the gates remain closed.)

Synonymes : decree, order, command

Expressions courantes : fiat that something, fiat a change