Edict

announcement of a law, often associated with monarchism From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

An edict or decree is an announcement of a new law. It can also be the law itself. Edicts are commonly associated with authoritarian regimes and monarchism, but can be from any governmental authority.

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