decree

Example Sentences

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Not only did the University of California regents rebuff the stadium bid, they also decreed that no structure built on the Drake Stadium footprint could later be enlarged into a football stadium.

From Los Angeles Times

Under the Constitution, Congress could use its power to regulate interstate commerce to override Proposition 12 and decree national standards for pork production.

From Los Angeles Times

The consent decree, announced Tuesday, will need approval from a federal judge.

From Seattle Times

The federal judge ordered attorneys to write an order that would combine the city’s sewer consent decree with its federal order that resulted in Henifin’s appointment, WLBT-TV reported.

From Seattle Times

The second decree lifts a ban on flights to Georgia that Russia unilaterally imposed in 2019.

From Seattle Times