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An edict is a decree or announcement of a law, often associated with monarchies, but it can be under any official authority. Synonyms include "dictum" and "pronouncement". Edict derives from the Latin edictum. [1]
The word décret, literally "decree", is an old legal usage in France and is used to refer to executive orders issued by the French President or Prime Minister. Any such order must not violate the French Constitution or Civil Code , and a party has the right to request an order be annulled in the French Council of State .
A statute is a formal written enactment of a legislative body, [1] a stage in the process of legislation. Typically, statutes command or prohibit something, or declare policy . [ 1 ] Statutes are laws made by legislative bodies; they are distinguished from case law or precedent , which is decided by courts , regulations issued by government ...
In Catholicism, "of pontifical right" is the term given to ecclesiastical institutions (religious and secular institutes, societies of apostolic life) either created by the Holy See, or approved by it with the formal decree known by the Latin name decretum laudis ('decree of praise'). [1]
An example of a United Kingdom Crown Court order against the Secretary of State of the Foreign and Commonwealth office In addition to requiring warnings on cigarette packages, courts have ordered warning statements such as this one on the front window of a convenience store in the US.
Rambouillet Decree; Decreet of Ranking of 1606; Reichstag Fire Decree; Rosetta Stone decree; Royal Decree 56 of 2002; Royal Decree of 27 July 1887; Royal Decree of Graces of 1815; Rule by decree; Decree of the President of Russia
The word is also used to denote certain specified collections of church law, e.g. Gratian's Decree (Decretum Gratiani). In respect of the general legislative acts of the pope there is never doubt as to the universal extent of the obligation; the same may be said of the decrees of a general council , e.g. those of the First Vatican Council .
The word congregation (Latin: congregation) is instead used to refer to congregations of the Roman Curia or monastic congregations. [11] The Annuario Pontificio lists for both men and women the institutes of consecrated life that are of pontifical right, namely those that the Holy See has erected or approved by formal decree. [12]