Decreeing

The Heritage Lottery has stopped its designated fund for churches, decreeing in line with secular orthodoxy that they must compete on an even playing field with other, more easily repurposed old buildings.

A pro-government constitutional assembly created last year has passed a law decreeing up to 20 years in prison for publishing material deemed hateful.

Democrats generally seem to be having trouble adjusting to a regime that seeks to uphold the rule of law rather than decreeing that the law is whatever they say it is at any given moment.

There’s no mention of Trump declaring the official language Swedish or decreeing that his countrymen must now wear underwear on the outside, as the mad dictator in Woody Allen’s did.

He countered the papal bull by decreeing laws prohibiting the export of gold, silver, precious stones, or food from France to the Papal States.

Instead, the royal warrant devolved this power to the Company.sfn This was done by decreeing that only the Company's publishers could print and distribute books.

Sicilian Baroque in Catania The onset of the Spanish Inquisition in 1492 led to Ferdinand II decreeing the expulsion of all Jews from Sicily.

The pope handed down his decision in 749, decreeing that it was better for Pepin to be called king, as he had the powers of high office as Mayor, so as not to confuse the hierarchy.

T.O.) and issued a charter decreeing that Gardner could admit people into its Minerval degree.

Zeus intervenes again, decreeing that Adonis will spend six months with Aphrodite and six months with Persephone.