Root dict- (to speak)

to speak against; say the opposite

• contradict

• dictation

• dictator

• diction

what is written down as someone says it

• contradict

• dictionary

• dictum

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a leader who speaks and rules with total power

• edict

• indictment

• predict

• dictator

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

• verdict

• predict

• diction

• dictionary

a reference book in which spoken or written words are defined

• contradict

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a judge's ruling or statement

• edict

• dictum

• indictment

• verdict

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

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

• verdict

• indictment

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to say what will happen before it occurs

• predict

• dictionary

• dictum

• edict

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

• dictation

• verdict

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• dictum