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[Latin, Let it be done.] In old English practice, a short order or warrant of a judge or magistrate directing some act to be done; an authority issuing from some competent source for the doing of some legal act. One of the proceedings in the English Bankruptcy practice: a power, signed by the lord chancellor and addressed to the court of bankruptcy, authorizing the petitioning creditor to prosecute his complaint before that court. By the statute 12 & 13 Vict., c. 116, fiats were abolished. Arbitrary or authoritative order or decision. |
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Continental AG has gained additional business from General Motors as a result of rival tiremaker Michelin ending its supply relationship with GM Europe and Fiat SpA. But the deal leaves Italy's Fiat SpA, which had tried unsuccessfully to make a deal with Volvo, looking for another partner. com/reports/c45590) has announced the addition of Fiat SpA 2006 Company Profile Edition 3 to their offering. |
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