New Yorkers in droves defied that particular edict.
It is extremely rare for the UK to use its special powers – known as "order in council" edicts – to impose laws on overseas territories.
And a further expression of commitment, the special Oberammergau "beard and hair edict", ensures that those taking part cut neither their hair nor beards for a full year before the performance – to get that proper Levantine look.
The alleged infraction involved a vehicle Barkley is driving and the N.C.A.A.'s edict against preferential treatment and special benefits, according to a university official and an associate of another university official.
The emperor Julian made a short-lived attempt to revive traditional and Hellenistic religion and to affirm the special status of Judaism, but in 380 (Edict of Thessalonica), under Theodosius I Christianity became the official state church of the Roman Empire, to the exclusion of all others.
Otherwise limited to the 396 cubic-inch engine by corporate edict, these cars were produced using a special fleet order process known internally as the Central Office Production Order, or COPO, normally used for equipment on commercial vehicles like trucks or police car fleets.
They also managed to acquire special privileges from the Crown in order to stabilise the colony, such as an edict that specified that the governor of Chiapa must govern in person and not through a delegated representative.
Both meat and milk were scarce in Japan and China (and sometimes banned by Buddhist edict) but available to the wealthy for special dishes and medicinal purposes.
"I called Washington to clarify the terms of an invitation," she recalls, "and was told that Hillary Clinton had sent down an edict that no one was to be given special treatment.
A special United Nations envoy to Afghanistan, Francesc Vendrell, said he had discussed the edict with Mr. Mutawakel today but was told "the Islamic Emirate is not in the habit of rescinding their edicts".
