This is the 11475th most frequent Spanish word.
expidió
"Expidió" means "issued" or "sent out."
Here, 'expidió' refers to the process of officially issuing or delivering a formal document (diploma) by the university.
La universidad expidió el diploma a los graduados.
The university issued the diploma to the graduates.
In this sentence, 'expidió' refers to officially creating or releasing an authoritative directive (order).
Él expidió una orden para investigar el caso.
He issued an order to investigate the case.
'Expidió' here denotes the action of officially providing or distributing a new passport by the government authority.