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Categories: Wikipedia articles incorporating a citation from the 1911 Encyclopaedia Britannica with Wikisource reference, Articles with short description, Decrees, Sources of law

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A legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge) WordNet 3.0

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A legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge) WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

A decree is a legal proclamation, usually issued by a head of state such as the president of a republic, or a monarch, according to certain procedures. Wikipedia

Rule of law usually issued by a head of state Wikidata

Executive or legal acts enforced according to applicable law Wikidata

A proclamation of law or other authoritative command. OmegaWiki

High level administrative act usually issued by the head of State or, in some countries, the chief of the government. OmegaWiki

An arbitrary or authoritative command or order to do something; an effectual decree. Wiktionary

An authoritative command or order to do something; an effectual decree. Wiktionary (translation)

A clarification of a point of law by a monarch issued upon formal consultation by a lower magistrate. Wiktionary

A friend in New Mexico said that the order caused no trouble out there WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

A royal fiat. Wiktionary

A presidential fiat. Wiktionary

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