affirmance affirmation allegation announcement annunciation appointment assertion asseveration averment avouchment avowal brevet bull conclusion creed declaration decree decree-law decreement decretal decretum dictum diktat edict edictum enunciation fiat law manifesto ordinance ordonnance position position paper positive declaration predicate predication proclamation profession pronouncement pronunciamento proposition protest protestation rescript rule ruling say say-so saying senatus consult senatus consultum stance stand statement ukase utterance vouch word