Edict vs. Ruling — What's the Difference?

An edict is a decree or announcement of a law, often associated with monarchism, but it can be under any official authority. Synonyms include "dictum" and "pronouncement".

Exercising control or authority

A decree or proclamation issued by an authority and having the force of law.

Predominant

A formal pronouncement or command.

The act of governing or controlling.

A proclamation of law or other authoritative command.

An authoritative or official decision

A public command or ordinance by the sovereign power; the proclamation of a law made by an absolute authority, as if by the very act of announcement; a decree; as, the edicts of the Roman emperors; the edicts of the French monarch.

That rules; predominant; chief; reigning; controlling.

A formal or authoritative proclamation

An order or a decision on a point of law from someone in authority.

A legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge);

Predominant; chief; reigning; controlling; as, a ruling passion; a ruling sovereign.

Used in marking or engraving lines; as, a ruling machine or pen.

The act of one who rules; ruled lines.

A decision or rule of a judge or a court, especially an oral decision, as in excluding evidence.

The reason for a court's judgment (as opposed to the decision itself)

Exercising power or authority