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edict - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'edict' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Edict [ n.]
- A public command or ordinance by the sovereign power; the proclamation of a law made by an absolute authority, as if by the very act of announcement; a decree; as, the edicts of the Roman emperors; the edicts of the French monarch.

Meaning of 'edict' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . edict [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge)
Example in sentence:
  • a friend in New Mexico said that the order caused no trouble out there