decree

Example Sentences

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"This is not an anti-Muslim or anti-Islam decree," he said.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

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

This decree had to be served on Ryanair.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

The first spontaneous explosion took place in Soweto on the afternoon of Wednesday, June 16, 1976, where about ten thousand students marched through the dirt streets of Soweto protesting the Afrikaans decree.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane