n. Function: noun
1 a publicly proclaimed order or rule of conduct by a competent authority FF1C; a government edict regarding curfew enforcement FF1E;
Synonyms: decree, directive, ruling, ukase
Related Words: instrument; order; manifesto, proclamation, pronouncement, pronunciamento; bull
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Synonyms: LAW 1, canon, decree, decretum, ordinance, precept, prescript, regulation, rule, statute