rescript

Plural: rescripts

Noun

• Something rewritten; an official reply to a petition.
• a reply by a Pope to an inquiry concerning a point of law or morality
• a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge)
• the act of rewriting something
• something that has been written again
• A clarification of a point of law by a monarch issued upon formal consultation by a lower magistrate.
• An ad hoc reply of a pope to some specific question of canon law or morality, without precedential force, sometimes (improper) inclusive of decretals which serve as precedents in canon law.
• A duplicate copy of a legal document.
• A rewriting, a document copied or written again.

Verb

• To script again or anew.

Examples

• A clever rescript of letters led to a surprising bingo and a huge lead.
• We're rescripting some popular British TV shows for an American audience.

Synonyms

decree, edict, fiat, order, revisal, revise, revision, rewrite