Look up: edict

1. edict
   [n] - a formal or authoritative proclamation
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2. edict
   in connection with official declarations of death, the summoning of the missing person to appear before the competent court within a specified period Category: Law
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3. Edict
   E'dict noun [ Latin edictum , from edicere , edictum , to declare, proclaim; e out + dicere to say: confer French édit . See Diction .] A public command or ordinance by the sovereign power; the proclam...
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4. edict
   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. 'It stands as an edict in destiny.' (Shak) Edict of Nantes, an edict...
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5. 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.
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6. Edict
   (from the article `Theodoric`) Early in the 6th century Theodoric published his Edict, a collection of 154 rules and regulations. With one or two exceptions, these were not new ...
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7. edict
   edict 1. That which is proclaimed by authority as a rule of action; an order issued by a sovereign to his subjects; an ordinance or proclamation having the force of law; especially, the edicts of the Roman praetors, and subsequently of the emperors, and of the French monarchs. Edict of Nantes, an ed...
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8. Edict
   An `edict` is an announcement of a law, often associated with monarchism. The Pope and various micronational leaders are currently the only persons who still issue edicts. Notable edicts: References: See also:
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9. EDICT
   The `JMdict/EDICT` project was started by Jim Breen in 1991 with the aim to provide a machine-readable Japanese to English dictionary. Since that time it has been updated and expanded by many contributors. The dictionaries resulting from the project are simply text files; other programs are needed t...
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