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  1. Noun.  The answer of an emperor (originally the Roman Emperor) when formally consulted by a magistrate or other persons on some difficult point of law.
  2. Noun.  The official written answer of the Pope upon a question of canon law, or morals.
  3. Noun.  A duplicate copy of a legal document.
  4. Noun.  A rewriting, a document copied or written again.
  5. Verb.  (transitive) To script again or anew.

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