dict = speak

to speak against, to say the opposite

• diction

• contradict

• edict

• predict

what is written down as someone says it

• dictionary

• dictator

• dictation

• diction

a leader who speaks and rules with total power

• dictator

• indictment

• verdict

• contradict

the manner in which something is expressed in words (written or spoken)

• edict

• predict

• diction

• dictionary

a reference book in which spoken or written words are defined

• dictum

• dictionary

• indictment

• dictator

a judge’s ruling or statement

• diction

• dictum

• contradict

• predict

public words issued by an official that explain a law or command

• verdict

• dictum

• edict

• dictation

formal words spoken or written by a jury that charge a person with a crime

• contradict

• verdict

• dictionary

• indictment

to say what will happen before it occurs

• dictator

• dictum

• predict

• indictment

the decision a jury makes in a trial, the decision said by the jury

• verdict

• dictation

• contradict

• diction