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Meaning of edict | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈiː.dɪkt

Definitions

  1. A proclamation of law or other authoritative command.
  2. A proclamation of law or other authoritative command
  3. an order or command from someone in authority; a decree. gebod, bevelskrif مَرْسوم، مَنْشور едикт decreto dekret das Edikt edikt; bekendtgørelse; forordning διάταγμαdecreto, edicto edikt, käskkiri فرمان؛ دستور رسمی ukaasi décretפקודה राजाज्ञा proglas (kormány)rendelet maklumat opinber tilskipun editto 布告 (국왕, 정부 등의) 칙령(勅令), 포고 potvarkis, įsakas edikts, lēmums; likums edik verordeningkunngjøring, forordning, ediktdekret فرمان proclamação decret указ dekrét odredba naredba edikt, påbud คำสั่ง; ...
  4. A decree or proclamation issued by an authority and having the force of law.
  5. A formal pronouncement or command.
  6. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a decree, order, or ordinance issued by a sovereign, state, or any other holder of authority
  7. any formal or authoritative command, proclamation, etc
  8. a decree issued by a sovereign or other authority.
  9. any authoritative proclamation or command.
  10. A principle governing affairs within or among political units:canon, decree, institute, law, ordinance, precept, prescription, regulation, rule.
  11. An authoritative or official decision, especially one made by a court:decree, determination, judgment, pronouncement, ruling.
  12. A public statement:announcement, annunciation, declaration, manifesto, notice, proclamation, pronouncement.

Equivalents

العربية المرسوم نشرة
Български указ
Català edicte
Čeština edikt výnos
Deutsch Edikt
Español bando edicto
Français édit
Galego bando edicto
עברית גזרה הוראה צו
हिन्दी फ़तवा
Magyar ediktum
Հայերեն պատգամ
Bahasa Indonesia maklumat
Italiano editto
日本語 勅令
한국어 칙령
Kurdî bando
Latina ēdictum
Македонски декрет указ ферман
Nederlands edict
Português édito
Русский указ эдикт
Tiếng Việt nghị định

Examples

“By this time the edict had gone forth that the railways were to be nationalised on January 1, 1948.”
“It was made clear in a pre-tournament referees' briefing that such grappling would be taken seriously and punished, so England have every right to ask why this edict was not carried out.”

CEFR level

C2
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