See edict in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
noun
A principle governing affairs within or among political units:
canon, decree, institute, law, ordinance, precept, prescription, regulation, rule. See lawAn authoritative or official decision, especially one made by a court:
decree, determination, judgment, pronouncement, ruling. See lawA public statement:
announcement, annunciation, declaration, manifesto, notice, proclamation, pronouncement. See knowledge
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