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edict

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e·dict  (dkt)
n.
1. A decree or proclamation issued by an authority and having the force of law.
2. A formal pronouncement or command.

[Latin dictum, from neuter past participle of dcere, to declare : -, ex-, ex- + dcere, to speak; see deik- in Indo-European roots.]

edict [ˈiːdɪkt]
n
1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a decree, order, or ordinance issued by a sovereign, state, or any other holder of authority
2. any formal or authoritative command, proclamation, etc.
[from Latin ēdictum, from ēdīcere to declare]
edictal  adj
edictally  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.edictedict - a formal or authoritative proclamation
announcement, proclamation, annunciation, declaration - a formal public statement; "the government made an announcement about changes in the drug war"; "a declaration of independence"
2.edictedict - 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"
act, enactment - a legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body
consent decree - an agreement between two parties that is sanctioned by the court; for example, a company might agree to stop certain questionable practices without admitting guilt
curfew - an order that after a specific time certain activities (as being outside on the streets) are prohibited
decree nisi - a decree issued on a first petition for divorce; becomes absolute at some later date
imperial decree - a decree issued by a sovereign ruler
judicial separation, legal separation - a judicial decree regulating the rights and responsibilities of a married couple living apart
programma - an edict that has been publicly posted
ban, proscription, prohibition - a decree that prohibits something
stay - a judicial order forbidding some action until an event occurs or the order is lifted; "the Supreme Court has the power to stay an injunction pending an appeal to the whole Court"
papal bull, bull - a formal proclamation issued by the pope (usually written in antiquated characters and sealed with a leaden bulla)
law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"

edict
noun decree, law, act, order, ruling, demand, command, regulation, dictate, mandate, canon, manifesto, injunction, statute, fiat, ordinance, proclamation, enactment, dictum, pronouncement, ukase (rare), pronunciamento In 1741 Catherine the Great issued an edict of toleration for Buddhism.
Translations
edict [ˈiːdɪkt] N (Hist) → edicto m (Jur) → decreto m, auto m (Pol) → decreto m; (by mayor) → bando m, edicto m

edict [ˈiːdɪkt] ndécret m

edict
nErlass m; (Hist) → Edikt nt

edict [ˈiːdɪkt] neditto
edict [ˈiːdɪkt] neditto

edict
n edict [ˈiːdikt]
an order or command from someone in authority; a decree. gebod, bevelskrif مَرْسوم، مَنْشور едикт dekret edikt; bekendtgørelse; forordning das Edikt διάταγμα decreto, edicto edikt, käskkiri فرمان؛ دستور رسمی ukaasi décret פְּקוּדָה राजाज्ञा proglas (kormány)rendelet maklumat opinber tilskipun editto 布告 (국왕, 정부 등의) 칙령(勅令), 포고 potvarkis, įsakas edikts, lēmums; likums edik verordening kunngjøring, forordning, edikt dekret proclamação decret указ dekrét odredba naredba edikt, påbud คำสั่ง; กฤษฎีกา; คำประกาศ; พระบรมราชโองการ buyruk, ferman 法令 указ فرمان sắc lệnh


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But after making six books about the adventures of those interesting but queer people who live in the Land of Oz, the Historian learned with sorrow that by an edict of the Supreme Ruler, Ozma of Oz, her country would thereafter be rendered invisible to all who lived outside its borders and that all communication with Oz would, in the future, be cut off.
Whereupon the emperor his father published an edict, commanding all his subjects, upon great penalties, to break the smaller end of their eggs.
was Her Majesty's edict as she looked down, with a lofty scorn that seemed curiously mixed with tender interest, on the ragged creature at her feet.
 
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