Orders and Their Use

Identify the force of an order

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An edict announced in a fantasy city's square required market officials to use the same approved weights at every stall. The council's injunction to return improperly seized goods gave a direct command to the officials responsible for the previous inspections. Compliance with the weighing rule was mandatory for officials, so individual inspectors could not simply choose a different standard. A young clerk copied the orders into the market book and prepared a clear notice for traders arriving the following morning.

The edict changed the public rule, while the injunction addressed the specific goods still held in the inspectors' storehouse. The clerk marked the new standard as mandatory and left no space for an inspector to substitute a personal preference. Traders asked where they could inspect the approved weights, prompting the council to add that practical detail to its notice. By the next market day, the clerk had recorded the returns and placed a copy of the rule beside the scale.

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