Dict, Spec

To speak against; to say the opposite

• Contradict

• Dictation

• Speculate

What is written down as someone says it

• Diction

• Dictation

• Dictionary

A leader who speaks and rules with total power

• Speculator

• Spectator

• Dictator

The manner in which something is expressed in words (written or spoken)

• Diction

• Spectacle

• Prediction

A reference book in which spoken or written words are defined

• Dictum

• Dictionary

• Perspective

A judge's ruling or statement

• Dictum

• Spectacles

• Edict

Public words issued by an official that explain a law or command

• Respect

• Verdict

• Edict

Formal words spoken or written by a jury that charge a person with a crime

• Indictment

• Edict

• Dictum

To say what will happen before it occurs

• Predict

• Inspect

• Contradict

The decision a jury makes in the trial; the decision said by the jury

• Verdict

• Inspect

• Edict