Edict — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a formal or authoritative proclamation

a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈiːdɪkt/

🇬🇧British English

/dəʊdˈɛkɐhˌɛdɹə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dəʊdˈɛkɐhˌɛdɹə/

2 syllables Say it as /ˈiːdɪkt/.

Examples

a friend in New Mexico said that the order caused no trouble out there

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

decree rescript fiat order

Parts of Speech

noun	a formal or authoritative proclamation
noun	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”

Word Forms

decree	verb	decide with authority
order	verb	issue commands or orders for

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Edikt

eine formelle oder verbindliche Proklamation

🇫🇷French

décret

une proclamation formelle ou faisant autorité

🇪🇸Spanish

edicto

una proclamación formal o autorizada

🇮🇹Italian

editto

una proclamazione formale o autorevole

🇵🇹Portuguese

edital

uma proclamação formal ou oficial

🇷🇺Russian

указ

официальное или авторитетное заявление

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अध्यादेश

एक औपचारिक या आधिकारिक उद्घोषणा

🇧🇩Bengali

আদেশ

একটি আনুষ্ঠানিক বা কর্তৃত্বমূলক ঘোষণা

🇮🇳Tamil

அரசாணை

ஒரு முறையான அல்லது அதிகாரபூர்வமான அறிவிப்பு

🇮🇳Telugu

శాసనం

అధికారిక లేదా అధికారిక ప్రకటన

🇮🇳Marathi

हुकूम

औपचारिक किंवा अधिकृत घोषणा

🇮🇳Gujarati

ફરમાન

ઔપચારિક અથવા અધિકૃત ઘોષણા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಶಾಸನ

ಔಪಚಾರಿಕ ಅಥವಾ ಅಧಿಕೃತ ಘೋಷಣೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ശാസന

ഔപചാരികമോ ആധികാരികമോ ആയ ഒരു പ്രഖ്യാപനം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਹੁਕਮ

ਇੱਕ ਰਸਮੀ ਜਾਂ ਅਧਿਕਾਰਤ ਘੋਸ਼ਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

حکم

ایک رسمی یا مستند اعلان

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

法令

正式或权威的公告

🇯🇵Japanese

布告

正式なまたは権威のある宣言

🇰🇷Korean

명령

공식적이거나 권위 있는 선언

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sắc lệnh

một tuyên bố chính thức hoặc có thẩm quyền

🇹🇭Thai

คำสั่ง

ประกาศอย่างเป็นทางการหรือเผด็จการ

🇮🇩Indonesian

dekrit

proklamasi formal atau otoritatif

🇵🇭Filipino

utos

isang pormal o makapangyarihang proklamasyon

🇲🇾Malay

perintah

pengisytiharan rasmi atau berwibawa

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مرسوم

إعلان رسمي أو رسمي

🇮🇷Persian

فرمان

یک اعلامیه رسمی یا معتبر

🇹🇷Turkish

ferman

resmi veya yetkili bir bildiri

🇮🇱Hebrew

צַו

הכרזה רשמית או סמכותית

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The primary meaning of 'edict' is 'a formal or authoritative proclamation'.

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