Associations to the word «Edict»

Wiktionary

EDICT, noun. A proclamation of law or other authoritative command

Dictionary definition

EDICT, noun. A formal or authoritative proclamation.
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".

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke