rescript

1. 1. The act of rewriting.
   2. Something that has been rewritten.
2. A formal decree or edict.
3. Roman Catholic Church. A response from the pope or another ecclesiastical superior to a question regarding discipline or doctrine.
4. A reply from a Roman emperor to a magistrate's query about a point of law.

[Latin rescrīptum, from neuter past participle of rescrībere, to write back : re-, re- + scrībere, to write.]

A statement of the decision of the highest appellate tribunal; a direction from that tribunal to a lower court to enter a decree in accordance with that direction, in effect remanding the case to the lower court for the entry of a decree. 31 N.E. 2d 564, 568.

The noun has 4 meanings:

Meaning #1: a reply by a Pope to an inquiry concerning a point of law or morality

Meaning #2: a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge)
  Synonyms: decree, edict, fiat, order

Meaning #3: the act of rewriting something
  Synonyms: revision, revisal, revise

Meaning #4: something that has been written again
  Synonyms: rewrite, revision