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EDICT (Lat. edictum, from e, out, and...

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Originally appearing in Volume V08, Page 937 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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EDICT (See also:Lat. edictum, from e, out, and dicere, to say, speak)  , an See also:order or See also:proclamation issued under authority and having the force of See also:law . The word is especially used of the promulgations of the See also:Roman See also:praetor (q.v.), of the Roman emperors, and also of, the See also:kings of See also:France (see also ROMAN LAW) .

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