decree
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The scandal led to prosecutions and convictions of some officers, and a federal consent decree that mandated reforms.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026
A decree published on Zelensky’s website ahead of the event stated that Red Square wouldn’t be targeted.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
He has spent the past year building the scaffolding of accountability: a National Commission for Transitional Justice established by decree last May, a Commission for the Missing that names transitional justice as a priority.
From Slate • May 27, 2026
Hun Sen posted on Facebook that Sokha had been "pardoned", alongside a photo of the royal decree signed by him.
From BBC • May 25, 2026
The British colonizers were driven by the belief that they were entitled by divine decree and by royal declaration to live on and use the land and resources of North America.
From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
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