decree

Synonyms: act announcement behest bidding charge charging command commandment declaration decretum dictum direction directive edict enactment injunction instruction judgment law order ordinance precept prescript proclamation promulgation pronouncement rap regulation rule ruling say statute the riot act the word ukase

Synonyms: announce command compel constrain decide declare demand determine dictate enact force impose lay down the law oblige ordain prescribe proclaim pronounce put one’s foot down read the riot act require rule set