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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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