| 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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