Word of the Day:
commandment
What It Means
A divinely ordained command, especially one of the Ten Commandments.
Something that must be obeyed; a command or edict.
The offence of commanding or inducing another to violate the law.
Commandment in Context
“The HIG delivers Apple's design commandments, the company's definition of what it means to be a good iPhone citizen.”
Did You Know?
Inherited from Middle English comaundement, from Old French comandement, from comander. See command.
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