decree

Example Sentences

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The companies denied all the allegations and agreed to the settlement to resolve the litigation, according to the consent decree.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

The department had been rocked by corruption scandals, one after the next, and operating under a Justice Department consent decree for over a decade.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

A decree issued by the government on Monday ordered prosecutors to investigate "whether Hungarian criminal organisations, terrorist organisations or political organisations present in Hungary may have benefited from the transported assets".

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

On the final day possible in October 2025, Chris was told that Ryanair had lodged a recall of the decree.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

Instead he uttered a decree that came like a thunderclap out of the storm of his language.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein