noun (n)

• a reply by a Pope to an inquiry concerning a point of law or morality(noun.communication)

  source: wordnet30
• a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge)(noun.communication)

  Synonym:
  decree, edict, fiat, order
  

  source: wordnet30
• the act of rewriting something(noun.communication)

  Synonym:
  revisal, revise, revision
  

  source: wordnet30
• something that has been written again(noun.communication)

  Synonym:
  revision, rewrite
  

  source: wordnet30
• The answer of an emperor when formallyconsulted by particular persons on some difficult question; hence, an edict or decree.(noun)

  source: webster1913