What does 'fiat' mean?

Answer 1

A sanction; decree. A legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge); "a friend in New Mexico said that the order caused no trouble out there"

Fiat is latin for "Let it be done".

In some cases it pertains to an order from the court such as the entering of a lawsuit judgment, divorce decree, etc.

In other situations it can pertain to a warrant for the arrest of an individual (that, I guarantee will "cause trouble").

Fiat, of Torino, Italy, intended for the second definition to be applied to their automobiles. Fiats were afordable--and intended to last, although once the make met USA standards, there was a change in the meaning: Fiat became known as the Fix-It-Again-Tony car. Thank goodness for wiring diagrams.

It may indeed be a pun on the latin word fiat, but F.I.A.T stands for Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino (Italian Motor Factory of Turin).

it is inconvertable paper money that is issued by government order order or fiat.

"Fiat" is also used in the Roman Catholic Church to mean "God's will be done." It is the basis for tradtional Catholic philosophy. Reference to the word and its deeper meaning can be found in the writings of ALL the doctors of the Church, including St. John of the Cross, and St. Teresa of Avila. It is, by Church tradition, the very key to Heaven.