| Term | Definition |
|---|
| countermand | (v.) issue a contrary order |
| mandate | (n.) 1. authoritative command 2. territory administered by a trustee (supervisory nation) |
| mandatory | (adj.) obligatory; required by command |
| remand | (v.) send ("order") back; recommit |
| writ of mandamus | (n.) written order from a court to enforce the performance of some public duty |
| accredited | (adj.) officially authorized or recognized; provided with credentials |
| credence | (n.) belief as to the truth of something |
| credentials | (n.) documents, letters, references, etc., that inspire belief of trust |
| credible | (adj.) believable |
| credit | (n.) belief; faith; trust |
| credulous | (adj.) too ready to believe; easily deceived |
| creed/credo | (n.) summary of principles believed in or adhered to |
| discredit | (v.) 1. cast doubt on; refuse to believe 2. take trust or credit away from; disgrace (n.) loss of belief or trust; damage to one's reputation; disgrace |
| incredible | (adj.) not believable |
| incredulity | (n.) disbelief |
| affidavit | (n.) sworn written statement made before an authorized official |
| bona fide | (adj.) made or carried out in good faith; genuine |
| confidant | (n.) one to whom secrets are entrusted |
| confident | (adj.) having faith in oneself; self-reliant; sure |
| confidential | (adj.) communicated in trust; secret; private |
| diffident | (adj.) lacking self-confidence (faith in oneself); unduly timid; shy |
| fidelity | (n.) 1. faithfulness to a trust or vow 2. accuracy; faithfulness of sound reproduction |
| fiduciary | (adj.) 1. held in trust; confidential |
| infidel | (n.) one who does not accept a particular faith; unbeliever |
| perfidious | (adj.) false to a trust; faithless; treacherous |
| perfidy | (n.) violation of a trust; treachery; faithlessness; disloyalty |
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