"edict" in the noun sense
1. edict
a formal or authoritative proclamation
2. decree, edict, fiat, order, rescript
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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