Memory Game dict vocabulary wordsOnline version dict vocabulary words by Mrs. Funk what is written down as someone says it dictation public words issued by an official that explain a law or command to speak against; to say the opposite verdict a leader who speaks & rules with total power dictionary indictment the manner in which something is expressed in words (written or spoken) dictator edict diction a judge's ruling or statement a reference book in which spoken or written words are defined formal words spoken or written by a jury that charge a person with a crime dictum contradict predict the decision a jury makes in a trial; the decision said by the jury to say what will happen before it occurs