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The word commandment denotes

• a binding instruction in ethics and religious studies , see commandment (ethics)
• in jurisprudence and norm theory likewise a binding instruction, but only for an (active) action (contrary to the prohibition ), see command (jurisprudence)
• at an auction, naming a price that a bidder is willing to pay. The bidder makes an offer (declaration of intent aimed at concluding a contract)

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Wiktionary: Commandment  - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations

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