Vocabulary
Edict
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
an official order or proclamation issued by a person in authority.
Urdu meaning
حکم، فرمان، فتویٰ
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- AMERICA`S Operation Midnight Hammer, targeting three nuclear facilities in Iran, saw two unhinged nuclear weapons states jointly attacking one that had shunned the bomb by a religious edict.
- In Iran, too, there is a growing chorus within the regime to annul the anti-bomb edict and withdraw from the NPT.
- It makes the grouse with Iran look even more unconvincing that it can make nuclear weapons never mind the religious edict against WMDs.
Synonyms
decree, order, command, commandment, mandate, proclamation, pronouncement, dictum.
Antonyms
suggestion, entreaty, petition
Curator example
“Clovis issued an edict protecting Church property”
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