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n. a formal or authoritative proclamation

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injunction, enjoining, enjoinment, cease and desist order

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"

obiter dictum, 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

dictate

n. an authoritative rule

pronouncement, dictum, say-so

n. an authoritative declaration

directive

n. a pronouncement encouraging or banning some activity; "the boss loves to send us directives"

order

n. a request for something to be made, supplied, or served; "I gave the waiter my order"; "the company's products were in such demand that they got more orders than their call center could handle"

finding

n. something that is found; "the findings in the gastrointestinal tract indicate that he died several hours after dinner"; "an area rich in archaeological findings"

ordinance

n. a statute enacted by a city government

law

n. legal document setting forth rules governing a particular kind of activity; "there is a law against kidnapping"

principle, precept

n. rule of personal conduct

canon

n. a complete list of saints that have been recognized by the Roman Catholic Church

Maxim, Sir Hiram Stevens Maxim

n. English inventor (born in the United States) who invented the Maxim gun that was used in World War I (1840-1916)

rule

n. any one of a systematic body of regulations defining the way of life of members of a religious order; "the rule of St. Dominic"

code, codification

n. a set of rules or principles or laws (especially written ones)

charter

n. a document incorporating an institution and specifying its rights; includes the articles of incorporation and the certificate of incorporation

resolution, declaration, resolve

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

promulgation

n. the official announcement of a new law or ordinance whereby the law or ordinance is put into effect

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