Sentence examples for edict and from inspiring English sources

"That's the edict and that's what we did".

He continued his father's policy of promoting Buddhism by edict, and it flourished during his reign.

To this extent, Khomeini's edict and the murderous campaign it engendered failed abysmally.

Li's speech had the effect of a political edict, and wine imports soared.

She said that contentious debate is a strength of this country, adding that in some other places, "a leader delivers an edict and it goes into effect.

During the early empire, numerous commentaries were written by the great jurists on individual leges, on civil law, on the edict, and on law as a whole.

I wish I had that power to issue edicts and they were automatically followed".

All have survived the Taliban's cruel edicts and the crippled economy.

He disputed certain Syrian edicts and attacked successive presidents for wielding excessive power.

We don't want a return to the days when headquarters handed down edicts and minions mindlessly obeyed.

Following Confucian principles strictly, he informed his sovereign of errors and shortcomings in imperial edicts and practices, thus incurring imperial displeasure.