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edict

UK/ˈiː.dɪkt/ US/ˈidɪkt/ uncommon

noun

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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”
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From Middle English edycte, borrowed from Latin edictum; earlier form edit, from Old French edit, from the same Latin word.

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