1. an official order or proclamation issued by a person in authority

Examples

• The king issued an edict banning all public gatherings.
• The emperor’s edict required all citizens to pay higher taxes.
• The school principal’s edict prohibited cell phone use during class.
• Napoleon’s edict established new laws throughout the empire.
• The mayor signed an edict creating new parking restrictions downtown.
• The papal edict addressed important matters of church doctrine.