Synonyms:
decree, edict, fiat, order, rescript
Meaning: 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"
Synonyms:
edict
Meaning: a formal or authoritative proclamation
Usage examples
By assertion, he attempted to annihilate seven States; and the war which followed was to enforce the revolutionary edict, and to establish the supremacy of the General Government on the ruins of the blood-bought independence of the States.