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edict

/ edict /
noun

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a formal or authoritative proclamation
Type of:
announcement proclamation annunciation
noun Sense 2
a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge)
"a friend in New Mexico said that the order caused no trouble out there"
Type of:
act enactment
Kinds of:
consent decree curfew decree nisi imperial decree legal separation
Derived:
order prescribe dictate tell enjoin
Domain:
law jurisprudence
Semantic Complexity
60%
Sense Count
2
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
15
Times Searched
3
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announcement proclamation annunciation act enactment consent decree curfew decree nisi imperial decree legal separation