1) Announcement 2) French word used in English 3) Giving public notice 4) Statement 5) The formal act of proclaiming 1) Banns 2) Handout 3) Issuance 4) Necrology 5) Notice 6) Obit 7) Obituary 8) Programme 9) Publication 10) Spread 
Promulgation is the act of formally proclaiming or declaring a new statutory or administrative law after its enactment. In some jurisdictions, this additional step is necessary before the law can take effect. After a new law is approved, it is announced to the public through the publication of the text of the law in a government periodical and/or ...
• (n.) The act of promulgating; publication; open declaration; as, the promulgation of the gospel.
Pro`mul·ga'tion noun [ Latin promulgatio : confer French promulgation .] The act of promulgating; publication; open declaration; as, the promulgation of the gospel. South. 
[n] - the official announcement of a new law or ordinance whereby the law or ordinance is put into effect