Proclamation

5 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Proclamation \Proc`la*ma"tion\, n. [F. proclamation, L.
     proclamatio. See {Proclaim}.]
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     1. The act of proclaiming; official or general notice;
        publication.
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              King Asa made a proclamation throughout all Judah;
              none was exempted.                    --1 Kings xv.
                                                    22.
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     2. That which is proclaimed, publicly announced, or
        officially declared; a published ordinance; as, the
        proclamation of a king; a Thanksgiving proclamation.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  proclamation
       n 1: a formal public statement; "the government made an
            announcement about changes in the drug war"; "a
            declaration of independence" [syn: {announcement}, {annunciation},
             {declaration}]
       2: the formal act of proclaiming; giving public notice; "his
          promulgation of the policy proved to be premature" [syn: {promulgation}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  81 Moby Thesaurus words for "proclamation":
     advertisement, advertising, affirmance, affirmation, allegation,
     announcement, announcing, annunciation, appointment, assertion,
     asseveration, averment, avouchment, avowal, brevet, broadcast,
     broadcasting, bruiting about, bull, bulletin board, circular,
     communique, conclusion, creed, declaration, decree, decree-law,
     decreement, decretal, decretum, dictum, diktat, edict, edictum,
     encyclical, enunciation, fiat, heralding, ipse dixit, law,
     manifesto, notice, notification, ordinance, ordonnance, position,
     position paper, positive declaration, predicate, predication,
     proclaiming, profession, program, programma, promulgation,
     pronouncement, pronunciamento, proposition, protest, protestation,
     public notice, publication, publishing, report, rescript, rule,
     ruling, say, say-so, saying, senatus consult, senatus consultum,
     stance, stand, statement, ukase, utterance, vouch, white book,
     white paper, word
  
  

From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) [bouvier]:

  PROCLAMATION, practice. The declaration made by the cryer, by authority of 
  the court, that something is about to be done. 
       2. It usually commences with the French word Oyez, do you hear, in 
  order to attract attention; it is particularly used on the meeting or 
  opening of the court, and at its adjournment; it is also frequently employed 
  to discharge persons who have been accused of crimes or misdemeanors. 
  
  

From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) [bouvier]:

  PROCLAMATION, evidence. The act of causing some state matters to be 
  published or made generally known. A written or printed document in which 
  are contained such matters, issued by proper authority; as the president's 
  proclamation, the governor's, the mayor's proclamation. The word 
  proclamation is also used to express the public nomination made of any one 
  to a high office; as, such a prince was proclaimed emperor. 
       2. The president's proclamation has not the force of law, unless when 
  authorized by congress; as if congress were to pass an act, which should 
  take effect upon the happening of a contingent event, which was to be 
  declared by the president by proclamation to hive happened; in this case the 
  proclamation would give the act the force of law, which, till then, it 
  wanted. How far a proclamation is evidence of facts, see Bac. Ab. Ev. F; 
  Dougl. 594, n; B. N. P. 226; 12 Mod. 216; 8 State Tr. 212; 4 M. & S. 546; 2 
  Camp. Rep. 44; Dane's Ab. eh. 96, a. 2, 3 and 4; 1 Scam. R. 577; Bro. h.t.