commandment

n. [ OF. commandement, F. commandement. ] 1. An order or injunction given by authority; a command; a charge; a precept; a mandate. [ 1913 Webster ]

A new commandment I give unto you, that ye love one another. John xiii. 34. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Script.) One of the ten laws or precepts given by God to the Israelites at Mount Sinai. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. The act of commanding; exercise of authority. [ 1913 Webster ]

And therefore put I on the countenance
Of stern commandment. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Law) The offense of commanding or inducing another to violate the law. [ 1913 Webster ]

The Commandments,
The Ten Commandments, the Decalogue, or summary of God's commands, given to Moses at Mount Sinai. (Ex. xx.) [ 1913 Webster ]