dictate
I
noun
act, authoritative suggestion, behest, charge, command, commandment, commission, decree, demand, direction, edict, enactment, fiat, imperative, imperious direction, injunction, instruction, judgment, law, mandate, order, ordinance, ordination, precept, prescript, prescription, proclamation, regulation, requirement, rescript, rubric, rule, ruling, ultimatum
II
verb
bid, charge, command, compel, decree, demand, direct, enjoin, exercise authority, give orders, impose an order, instruct, issue a command, issue an order, oblige, ordain, order, prescribe, require, require authoritatively, rule
III
index
act (enactment), canon, charge (command), citation (charge), coerce, compel, constitution, decree (noun), decree (verb), detail (assign), direct (order), direction (order), directive, dominate, edict, enact, enactment, enforce, enjoin, fiat, govern, holding (ruling of a court), impose (enforce), insist, instruct (direct), legislate, manage, mandamus, mandate, measure, monition (legal summons), necessitate, order (judicial directive), order, oversee, pass (approve), precept, prescribe, prescription (directive), prevail (be in force), regulation (rule), require (compel), requirement, rubric (authoritative rule), rule (legal dictate), rule (govern), statute, writ
Burton's Legal Thesaurus.
William C. Burton.
2006