decree
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The abolition law of 1794 was pushed through despite, not because of, Robespierre, and soon afterward he accused his former friends of having passed a decree “whose likely result was the loss of our colonies.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 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
Kem Sokha, who was convicted of trying to topple the former long-ruling leader's government and sentenced to 27 years, "is pardoned", Hun Sen posted on social media alongside a royal decree signed by him.
From Barron's • May 25, 2026
Kuwait's emir also issued a decree last month that was aimed at "securing and protecting the supreme interests of military entities".
From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026
Instead he uttered a decree that came like a thunderclap out of the storm of his language.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
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