EDICT

• (noun) 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"

  synonyms : decree , fiat , order , rescript

  the school principal issued a fiat that caps were not to be worn inside the school, and that was that -added by nithi

• (noun) a formal or authoritative proclamation

  The execution of the court’s edict on smoking will be faced with several hurdles from different sections of society. -added by nsrees

  The government issued an edict banning public demonstrations. -added by nithi

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