decree
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Three years later, the Cuban government instituted Decree 349, a policy that required artists to get permission from authorities before a performance.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 16, 2024
In claiming ownership, Turkey cited the 1906 Ottoman Decree, which asserts broad rights to antiquities.
From Reuters • Mar. 8, 2023
“It not only missed the September 2021 deadline imposed by the Consent Decree, but eight months later, the policy is still not in place.”
From Seattle Times • May 26, 2022
Plummer did his own sleuthing in 1979's Murder By Decree, which saw him play Sherlock Holmes opposite James Mason's Doctor Watson.
From BBC • Feb. 5, 2021
“The Decree for the Restriction of Underage Wizardry!”
From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling
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