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
By focusing on small exchanges among overlooked artists and mediums, the curators reveal how an EIC style was produced not by top-down decree, but through dynamic interactions among networks of ambitious artists.
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, who is currently Cambodia's acting head of state, signed a decree pardoning his political rival on behalf of King Norodom Sihamoni.
From BBC • May 25, 2026
The very next morning, Prince Faisal’s son, in person, informed me that by the will and decree of his esteemed father, I was to be a State Guest.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
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