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n. A decree or proclamation issued by an authority and having the force of law.

n. A formal pronouncement or command.

n. a proclamation of law or other authoritative command

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

n. A decree or law promulgated by a sovereign prince or ruler on his sole authority; hence, any analogous order or command.

n. Specifically In Roman law, a decree or ordinance of a pretor.

n. In Scotch ecclesiastical use, a church proclamation; specifically, a notice to show cause, if any, why a pastor or elders should not be ordained.

n. a formal or authoritative proclamation

n. a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge)

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announcement    declaration    proclamation    annunciation   

decision    edict of nantes    edict of theodoric    special edict    general edict   

statute    law    ordinance    order    rule    command    decree    proclamation    manifesti   

decree    ordinance    enactment    mandate    proclamation    statute    injunction    sanction    prohibition    commandment