RESCRIPT

rescript (ree-skript), n.1. A judge’s written order to a court clerk explaining how to dispose of

a case. 2. An appellate court’s written decision, usu. unsigned, that is sent down to the trial court.

[Cases: Appeal and Error 1196, 1207; Criminal Law 1192; Federal Courts 949. C.J.S. Appeal

and Error §§ 978, 994.] 3. A Roman emperor’s or a Pope’s written answer to a legal inquiry or

petition. Cf. PRECES. — Also termed (when the reply is to a private citizen) annotation;

subnotation; subscription; (when the reply is to an official body) epistle. 4. A duplicate or

counterpart; a rewriting. [Blacks Law 8^th]