Edict

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Meaning of Edict

A command or proclamation ; carrying the authority of law issued by the sovereign ; in fact positive law , as contrasted with a mere proclamation which may be a declaration of what the law is.

Edict Alternative Definition

(Lat. edictum). A law ordained by the sovereign, by which he forbids or commands something. It extends either to J the whole country, or only to some particular provinces. Edicts are somewhat similar to public proclamations. Their difference consists in this, that the former have authority and form of law in themselves, whereas the latter are, at most, declarations of a law before enacted. Among the Romans, this word sometimes signified a citation to appear before a judge. The edicts of the emperors, also called constitutiones prindpium, were new laws which they made of their own motion, either to decide cases which they had foreseen, or to abolish or change some ancient laws. They were different from “rescripts” or “decrees,” which were answers given in deciding questions brought before them. These edicts contributed to the formation of the Gregorian, Hermogenian, Theodosian, and Justinian Codes. See Dig. 1. 4. 1. 1; Inst. 1. 2. 7; Code, 1. 1; Nov. 139.

Synonyms of Edict

noun

  • authoritative command
  • canon
  • command
  • consultum
  • declaration
  • decree
  • decretum
  • dictate
  • edictum
  • enactment
  • fiat
  • judgment
  • law
  • legislation
  • mandate
  • order
  • ordinance
  • precept
  • pronouncement
  • regulation
  • regulation by law
  • regulation by statute
  • rule
  • ruling
  • statute

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This term is a noun.

Etimology of Edict

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late 15c., edycte; earlier edit (late 13c.), “proclamation having the force of law,” from Old French edit, from Latin edictum “proclamation, ordinance, edict,” neuter past participle of edicere “publish, proclaim,” from assimilated form of ex “out, out of” (see ex-) + dicere “to say” (see diction). Related: Edictal.


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