ETYM French dispensation, Latin dispensatio.
1. A share that has been dispensed or distributed.
2. An exemption from some rule or obligation.
3. The act of dispensing (giving out in portions); SYN. dispensing.

ETYM Latin edictum, from edicere, edictum, to declare, proclaim; e out + dicere to say: cf. French édit. Related to Diction.
Having mild and salubrious qualities.

ETYM AS. writ, gewrit. Related to Write.
A legal document issued by a court or judicial officer; SYN. judicial writ.
In law, a document issued by a court requiring performance of certain actions.
Examples include a writ of habeas corpus, a writ of certiorari by which the US Supreme Court calls up cases from inferior courts for review, or writ of attachment of property in civil litigation. + prikaži više