edict vs addict
Definitions
noun
- a formal or authoritative proclamation
- a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge)
Examples
Unpredictable, emotional and alive, it is, in keeping with the area, soul with the rough edges intact.
The study predicted that, by 2022, the country would still require $7.2 billion in foreign aid a year—and that assumes an upsurge of so-far inexistent mining-industry revenue and no dramatic deterioration of security.
Bishop Bernard Fellay revealed to ZENIT that the congregation told him to expect the publication of a statement issued "motu proprio" (on his own initiative) by Benedict XVI on the new structure of Ecclesia Dei before June 20.
Definitions
noun
- someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction
- someone who is physiologically dependent on a substance; abrupt deprivation of the substance produces withdrawal symptoms
verb
- to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug)
Examples
Genetic factors, scientists believe, account for 70% of cocaine addiction, making it as heritable as schizophrenia and other mental health conditions.
Although alcoholism remains the number one dependency problem among judges and lawyers, the face of addiction continues to change.
This is exactly the kind of nitwittery that mikey is addicted to.
