Root "Dict"

to speak against; to say the opposite

• dictum

• contradict

• dictionary

• predict

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

• diction

• dictation

• dictator

• edict

what is written down as someone says it

• dictation

• diction

• dictator

• verdict

a leader who speaks and rules with total power

• dictator

• verdict

• dictum

• edict

a reference book in which written or spoken words are defined

• dictionary

• diction

• dictation

• dictum

a judge's ruling or statement

• edict

• dictum

• verdict

• dictator

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

• edict

• verdict

• dictum

• predict

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

• indictment

• edict

• verdict

• dictum

to say what will happen before it occurs

• predict

• edict

• indictment

• diction

the decision a jury makes in a trial; the decision said by a jury (guilty or not guilty)

• verdict

• indictment

• edict

• dictum