rescripts

Definition of rescriptsnext
plural of rescript
as in decrees
an order publicly issued by an authority even though there was never an official rescript ordering mass genocide, that was indeed the intent and effect of the government's policy

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Noun
  • Editors also printed speeches of major national and state political leaders as well as significant government documents, including sessions of state legislatures and governors’ decrees.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 May 2026
  • But investors are taking a chance in tying their money to college sports at a time when there are unresolved and potentially transformative legal battles, with outcomes hinging less on economics than on judicial decrees.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 1 May 2026
Noun
  • My worry is edicts from Hartford.
    Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 28 Apr. 2026
  • While many edicts are necessary to protect public safety, many more are redundant, wasteful and anti-competitive, piling on unnecessary costs and stymieing innovation.
    Editorial, Boston Herald, 18 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Trump’s attorneys have argued on appeal that those rulings prevented jurors from hearing critical information and deprived him of a fair opportunity to defend himself.
    Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 31 May 2026
  • And that’s what creates this sort of doubt about the future of some of these rulings.
    ABC News, ABC News, 31 May 2026
Noun
  • But Claude took some of the new directives a bit too seriously; suddenly, every fake passage was filled with characters hopping on a horse, or delivering an important package, or running.
    Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 2 June 2026
  • Secretaries were also tasked with identifying repeat audit findings where additional resources would be needed to solve issues, among other directives from the governor.
    Danielle J. Brown, Baltimore Sun, 28 May 2026
Noun
  • Bari Weiss directed the housecleaning at the newsmagazine last week, and Nick Bilton signed the letter telling Scott Pelley he was fired on Tuesday night, but the Paramount CEO owns the decisions and the disconcerting fallout.
    Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 3 June 2026
  • Long term, there will be decisions to be made regarding how to link the individual qubits in a way that enables error correction.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 3 June 2026
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“Rescripts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rescripts. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.

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