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decree

[dih-kree] / dɪˈkri /




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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

Juan Franco, mayor of the city of La Linea de la Concepcion, has signed a decree which prevents the fixture from going ahead on 9 June as planned.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 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

The streets had become so congested that the city issued an emergency decree to suspend the trolley service until after the parade because there was no room for the passengers to disembark downtown.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling




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