n. 戒律

Commandment \Com*mand"ment\, n. [OF. commandement, F.
commandement.]
1. An order or injunction given by authority; a command; a
charge; a precept; a mandate.

A new commandment I give unto you, that ye love one
another. --John xiii.
34.

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

3. The act of commanding; exercise of authority.

And therefore put I on the countenance
Of stern commandment. --Shak.

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

{The Commandments}, {The Ten Commandments}, the Decalogue, or
summary of God's commands, given to Moses at Mount Sinai.
(--Ex. xx.)