NOUN | communication | lettre de cachet, cachet | a warrant formerly issued by a French king who could warrant imprisonment or death in a signed letter under his seal |
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Meaning | A warrant formerly issued by a French king who could warrant imprisonment or death in a signed letter under his seal. | |
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Synonym | cachet | |
Category | law, jurisprudence | The collection of rules imposed by authority |
Broader | warrant | A writ from a court commanding police to perform specified acts |
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