Decree in a sentence

Decree of Cyrus, second version, and decree of Darius: Darius finds the decree, directs Tattenai not to disturb the Jews in their work, and exempts them from tribute and supplies everything necessary for the offerings.

Or seek a consent decree - sorry, consent decree - until the cowardly, corrupt, murdering thieves-in-law are purged from the department at last.

Through such draconian measures the Afghan government has gone beyond the balance of security and liberty, by first decree it sacrifices the liberty of suspects, and through the second decree it compromises citizen’s security.

Al-Shoura Council shall be notified of this decree within the fifteen days following its issue; and in the event that the Council is not in session for any reason whatsoever, the Council shall be notified of the decree at its first convening.

Broadband decree passed The cabinet of ministers passed a decree on 23 August 2011, to increase the current speeds of Internet connection setting the minimum speed to 2 Mbit/s in addition to lowering the prices.

In February 2005 President Joseph Kabila passed a decree which appointed the GR's commanding officer and "repealed any previous provisions contrary" to that decree.

The Liber Pontificalis attributes to Zosimus a decree on the wearing of the maniple by deacons and on the dedication of Easter candles in the country parishes; also a decree forbidding clerics to visit taverns.

This requires a Royal Decree (French: Arrêté royal, Dutch: Koninklijk besluit) for last names, but only a Ministerial Decree for first names.

A 1985 consent decree created the two majority-Black districts, expanding the commission from what had been three at-large positions, so Black voters would have an opportunity to elect candidates of their choice.

According to the Decree, the heads of entities subject to oversight and the relevant ministers must implement the findings of the supervision conducted by the Authority.

According to the Decree, the Supreme Committee specifies the start and end times of the voting process on the election day, regardless of the voting system used, according to the timetable.

Although they know God’s righteous decree that those who do such things deserve death, they not only continue to do these very things but also approve of those who practice them.

Among other things, the new consent decree called for Twitter to be extremely careful with users’ private data, submit to even more internal tests and external audits, and to move very slowly when releasing new features that collect data.

And the second question is about the ongoing discussion on the new federal decree for sanitation.

As Russian army units refuse to fight in Ukraine, it appears that volunteer fighters are continuing to sign up with the Wagner group, in spite of Shoigu's recent decree that all volunteers must sign contracts with the Russian military.

At the start of December, Putin signed a decree to boost Russian forces by 15 percent to support his invasion of Ukraine, increasing the army by some 170,000 people.

Aurora entered into a consent decree with the state after the attorney general’s investigation, which would include dozens of reforms around racial-bias training, hiring and use-of-force guides.

A week ago, I signed a decree on putting new ground-based strategic systems on combat duty.

Brazil's state-run oil company, Petrobras, dropped over 6% after Lula signed a decree on Sunday extending for 60 days the exemption from federal fuel taxes, a measure already approved under Jair Bolsonaro to curb prices at pumps.

But poverty is stronger than even the decree of the Taleban.