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the Roman emperor when consulted by a particular person on some difficult question; it is equivalent to an edict or decree; a counterpart. A judge's written order to a court clerk explaining how to dispose of a

Placard, or Placart

Placard, or Placart [fr. placard, Fr.; fr. plaque, a flat piece of metal, stone, or wood], an edict, a declaration, a manifesto; also an advertisement or public notification.

Herebote

Herebote, the royal edict, summoning the people into the field.

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Decree

Decree [fr. decretum, Lat.], an edict, a law. The term was also used for the judgment of a Court of Equity. But by the

Contraband

Contraband [fr. Contra, Lat., against; and bando, Ital., edict], such goods as are prohibited to be imported or exported, bought or sold, either by the laws of

Banns of marriage

Banns of marriage. 'Banns' is the plural of 'Bann' or 'Ban,' an edict or prohibition. The Prayer Book of 1662 directed banns of marriage to be published in church 'three several

Arierban, or Arriee-Ban

who held fees immediately of the Crown; and arriere, those who only held of the Crown mediately], an edict of the ancient kings of France and Germany, commanding all their vassals, the noblesse, and the vassals' vassals,

Ban, or Bann

Ban, or Bann [Teut.], a proclamation or public notice, or summons or edict, whereby a thing is commanded or forbidden. It is most especially used to signify the publication of intended

Revocable

Capable of being revoked as a revocable edict or grant a revocable covenant

Publish

people in general to divulge as a private transaction to promulgate or proclaim as a law or an edict

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