English noun: edict |
1. | edict (communication) a formal or authoritative proclamation |
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| Broader (hypernym) | announcement, annunciation, declaration, proclamation |
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2. | edict (communication) a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge) |
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| Samples | A friend in New Mexico said that the order caused no trouble out there.
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| Synonyms | decree, fiat, order, rescript |
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| Broader (hypernym) | act, enactment |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | ban, bull, consent decree, curfew, decree nisi, imperial decree, judicial separation, legal separation, papal bull, programma, prohibition, proscription, stay |
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| Domain category | jurisprudence, law |
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