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announcement

n. a public statement about something that is happening or going to happen; "the announcement appeared in the local newspaper"; "the promulgation was written in English"

proclamation, annunciation, promulgation

n. a formal public statement

advertising, ad, advertisement, advert

n. a public promotion of some product or service

endorsement, blurb

n. a promotional statement (as found on the dust jackets of books); "the author got all his friends to write blurbs for his book"

pitch, sales pitch, sales talk

n. promotion by means of an argument and demonstration

bill, poster, card, notice, placard

n. a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement; "a poster advertised the coming attractions"

broadside, bill, throwaway, circular, handbill, broadsheet, flier, flyer

n. an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution; "he mailed the circular to all subscribers"

news

n. information reported in a newspaper or news magazine; "the news of my death was greatly exaggerated"

bulletin

n. a brief report (especially an official statement issued for immediate publication or broadcast)

dispatch, despatch, communiqué

n. an official report (usually sent in haste)

intelligence, word, news, tidings

n. new information about specific and timely events; "they awaited news of the outcome"

statement

n. a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc; "according to his statement he was in London on that day"

affirmation, avowal

n. a statement asserting the existence or the truth of something

maintenance, claim

n. an assertion that something is true or factual; "his claim that he was innocent"; "evidence contradicted the government's claims"

dictum, obiter dictum

n. an opinion voiced by a judge on a point of law not directly bearing on the case in question and therefore not binding

authorization, mandate

n. a document giving an official instruction or command

opinion, ruling

n. the reason for a court's judgment (as opposed to the decision itself)

injunction, enjoining, enjoinment

n. (law) a judicial remedy issued in order to prohibit a party from doing or continuing to do a certain activity; "injunction were formerly obtained by writ but now by a judicial order"

notice

n. an announcement containing information about a future event; "you didn't give me enough notice"

resolution, resolve, declaration

n. a formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote

order, rescript, decree, edict, fiat

n. 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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