An edict is a command or instruction given by someone in authority.
例句
In 1741 Catherine the Great issued an edict of toleration for Buddhism...1741年，葉卡捷琳娜大帝頒布法令，允許佛教的存在。He issued an edict that none of his writings be destroyed.他下令不得毀壞他的任何作品。
英漢詞典釋義
n.
法令;敕令;告示
The emperor issued an edict forbidding doing trade with foreigners.皇帝頒布了一項不得和外國人做生意的敕令。
英英詞典釋義
Noun
1. a formal or authoritative proclamation
2. a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge);
"a friend in New Mexico said that the order caused no trouble out there"