edict

Example Sentences

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My mother's ideas on the consequences of travel weren't edicts, and they didn't have to be my fate.

From Salon

The Taliban had implemented an edict against the representation of the human figure in any form.

From Los Angeles Times

Khamenei issued a religious edict, or a fatwa, allowing the practice.

From Salon

While there, she said, she was told to follow “Rob’s rules” — edicts restricting how she could dress, who she could speak with and when she could use the bathroom.

From Seattle Times

But at the street level, it was religious edict, and the whim of individual commanders, that dictated everyday life for Afghans.

From New York Times