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1decree — de·cree /di krē/ n [Old French decré, from Latin decretum, from neuter of decretus, past participle of decernere to decide] 1: an order having the force of law by judicial decree 2: a judicial decision esp. in an equity or probate court; broadly …
2Decree of Themistocles — Decree of Themistocles, National Archaeological Museum of Athens, 13330 The Decree of Themistocles is an ancient Greek inscription discussing Greek strategy in the Greco Persian Wars, purported to have been issued by the Athenian assembly under… …
3decree — de‧cree [dɪˈkriː] noun [countable] LAW 1. a judgement made in a court of law after a civil action: • The council had already been successful in obtaining a court decree against the former MP. conˈsent deˌcree LAW an order …
4Decree — • In a general sense, an order or law made by a superior authority for the direction of others. In ecclesiastical use it has various meanings. Any papal Bull, Brief, or Motu Proprio is a decree inasmuch as these documents are legislative acts of… …
5decree absolute — noun 1. A final decree 2. (in a divorce) that which makes the former partners free to marry again • • • Main Entry: ↑decree * * * decree absolute UK US noun [countable] [singular dec …
6Decree time — (Russian: Декретное время) refers to the changes introduced to the USSR time system by a Sovnarkom decree of 16 June 1930. By this decree, all clocks in the Soviet Union were permanently shifted one hour ahead of standard time for each timezone.… …
7Decree Law 25418 — is a highly controversial Peruvian law decreed in April 1992 by then President Alberto Fujimori. The decree essentially provided the legal trappings for the coup d état of April 15, 1992. The decree renamed the government, dissolved the Congress …
8Decree of Kutná Hora — German students leaving Prague for L …
9Decree on Land — title page The Decree on Land, written by Vladimir Lenin, was passed by the Second Congress of Soviets of Workers , Soldiers , and Peasants Deputies on 26 October 1917, following the success of the October Revolution. It decreed an abolition of… …
10Decree 1775 — Decree 1775, or the Indian Decree, was signed into Brazilian law by President Fernando Henrique Cardoso on January 8, 1996. The decree set a timetable for demarcation of indigenous lands by FUNAI, the governmental department which deals with… …
