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What does edict mean?

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Noun
  1. a proclamation of law or other authoritative command
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On 12 February 1912 an edict of abdication was issued on behalf of the child Emperor.
Its throne room, edict room, and imperial apartments still remain as a monument preserving the dream world of mandarin China.
The latest edict from Murrayfield on zero tolerance for violent behaviour was also tested when a fight broke out.
The edict has angered some officers, who feel the ruling is discriminatory.
Disappointing as her father's edict was to her, it did have the salutary effect of keeping little Mary out of harm's way.
The intermarriages between the Hui and Han were further reinforced by the imperial edict in the Ming Dynasty.

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