命令 — meaning in English

English meaning

• behest noun A command or authoritative request, especially in the phrase "at the behest of."
• command noun An order given with authority.
• commandment noun A rule regarded as issued with divine or absolute authority, especially one of the biblical Ten Commandments.
• directive noun An official instruction or order.
• fiat noun An official order or decree, especially one issued without needing agreement from others.
• precept noun A rule that guides how someone should behave.
• warrant noun An official document issued by a court or authority giving legal permission for an action, such as an arrest or search.

Senses

命令 is used for these senses in English:

• behest A command, bidding; sometimes also, an authoritative request; now usually in the phrase at the behest of and at one's behest. [from 12th c.]
• command An order to do something.
• commandment (archaic, or, jocular) Something that must be obeyed; a command or edict.
• directive An authoritative decision from an official body, which may or may not have binding force.
• fiat An arbitrary or authoritative command or order to do something; an effectual decree.
• precept A rule or principle, especially one governing personal conduct.
• warrant (law, countable) A judicial writ authorizing an officer to make a search, seizure, or arrest, or to execute a judgment.

command — full definition

1. noun An order given with authority.
2. noun Authority or control over people, resources, or a situation.
3. noun An instruction given to a computer program.
4. verb To give an order, or to have authority over.

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