Meaning of edict in English
(Definition of edict from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
edict | Intermediate English
Examples of edict
edict
And, in fact, people were burned at the stake for violating that edict.
From NPR
The edict also more stringently regulates officer actions when use-of-force might be necessary.
From NBCNews.com
Also, they have - they used the religious leaders to issue religious edicts that warn from, you know, demonstrations.
From NPR
Not that it's necessary to have a top-down edict to discourage girls from trying.
From The Verge
The big story, as you probably already heard, involved a character defying that edict.
From A.V. Club
Everyone wants a raise, but only a few of us expect to get it by government edict.
From Washington Times
He prohibited unauthorized religious edicts, or fatwas, and shut some of the websites where they're issued.
From Bloomberg
In the past, such tyrannies have been directed by churches and states attempting to enforce the edicts of religious bigots.
From CNN
The otters ignored the edict, and only a small portion of them were ever captured.
Predictably, the edict drew the ire of more than a few women who attended.
From Huffington Post
The court's 1973 edict also provoked legal schizophrenia.
From Washington Times
Real leaders don't issue edicts just to look and sound like they're in charge.
From Fast Company
If he has no reasonable expectation that someone will follow his edict, then they are just words.
From CNN
The fee doubles for subsequent violations, and no existing smokers were allowed to continue puffing away under the new edict.
From New York Post
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resmi emir, talimat, ferman…
décret…
verordening…
dekret…
edikt, bekendtgørelse, forordning…
maklumat…
คำสั่ง, กฤษฎีกา, คำประกาศ…
sắc lệnh…
edykt, rozporządzenie, dekret…
edikt, påbud…
edik…
das Edikt…
kunngjøring, forordning, edikt…
указ…
эдикт, указ…
