- An
edict is a
decree or
announcement of a law,
often ****ociated with monarchies, but it can be
under any
official authority.
Synonyms include "dictum"...
- The
Edicts of
Ashoka are a
collection of more than
thirty inscriptions on the
Pillars of Ashoka, as well as
boulders and cave walls,
attributed to Emperor...
- The
Edict of Serdica, also
called Edict of
Toleration by Galerius, was
issued in 311 in
Serdica (now Sofia, Bulgaria) by
Roman Emperor Galerius. It officially...
- The
Edict of
Milan (Latin:
Edictum Mediolanense; Gr****: Διάταγμα τῶν Μεδιολάνων,
Diatagma tōn Mediolanōn) was the February, AD 313
agreement to treat...
- The Gülhane Hatt-ı Şerif ("Supreme
Edict of the Rosehouse") or Tanzimât Fermânı ("Imperial
Edict of Reorganization") was a
proclamation by
Ottoman Sultan...
- The
Edict of
Fontainebleau (18
October 1685,
published 22
October 1685) was an
edict issued by
French King
Louis XIV and is also
known as the Revocation...
- The
Edict of
Potsdam (German:
Edikt von Potsdam) was a
proclamation issued by
Frederick William,
Elector of
Brandenburg and Duke of Prussia, in Potsdam...
- The
Edict of
Expulsion was a
royal decree expelling all Jews from the
Kingdom of
England that was
issued by
Edward I on 18 July 1290; it was the first...
- The Praetor's
Edict (Edictum praetoris) in
ancient Roman law was an
annual declaration of
principles made by the new
praetor urb**** – the
elected magistrate...
- The
Edict of
Restitution was
proclaimed by
Ferdinand II, Holy
Roman Emperor in Vienna, on 6
March 1629,
eleven years into the
Thirty Years' War. Following...
