noun
telegraphed instructions; orders by telegram
Refers to commands or instructions sent via telegraph. This is a historical term, as telegraphy is no longer in common use. In modern contexts, similar concepts would be expressed with 電報による指示 or 通信指令.
当時の司令官は電命で部隊を動かした。
The commander at that time moved the troops by telegraphed orders.
その電命は暗号化されていた。
The telegraphed instructions were encrypted.