edict
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a formal or authoritative proclamation
Types & categories
- proclamation hypernym
Sense 2 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
Types & categories
- act hypernym
- consent decree hyponym
- curfew hyponym
- decree nisi hyponym
- imperial decree hyponym
- legal separation hyponym
- programma hyponym
- proscription hyponym
- stay hyponym
- papal bull hyponym
Related & opposite
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | proclamation |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | rule |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | order |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | dictate |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | decree |
| 2 | domain topic | Related & opposite | law |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | act |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | consent decree |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | curfew |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | decree nisi |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | imperial decree |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | legal separation |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | programma |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | proscription |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | stay |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | papal bull |