《周礼·秋官司寇·士师&朝士》
用五戒辅助刑罚而预先告诫民众，不要使民众因不知而犯罪：一是用誓的形式来告诫，用于军旅；二是用诰的形式来告诫，用于会同；三是用禁令的形式来告试；四是用纠的形式来告诫，用于都城中；五是用宪的形式来告诫，用于采邑。
以五戒先后刑罚，毋使罪丽于民：一曰誓，用之于军旅；二曰诰，用之于会同；三曰禁，用诸田役；四曰纠，用诸国中；五曰宪，用诸都鄙。
Use Five Prohibitions to assist the punishments and warn the people beforehand so the people don't commit crimes because of ignorance. The first method was to give a vow, used for the army; the second method was to give an edict, used for the assembly; the third method was to give a prohibition, used for giving alerts; the fourth method was to give a correction, used inside the capital city; the fifth method was to give a constitution, used for the vassal states.