单词 | decree |
释义 | decree (dɪkriː ) Word forms: decrees , decreeing , decreed 1. countable noun [oft by NOUN] A decree is an official order or decision, especially one made by the ruler of a country. In July he issued a decree ordering all unofficial armed groups in the country to disband. He is prepared to use his recently-acquired powers to introduce reform by presidential decree. Synonyms: law, order, ruling, act 2. verb If someone in authority decrees that something must happen, they decide or state this officially. The U.N. Security Council has decreed that the election must be held by May. [VERB that] The king decreed a general amnesty. [VERB noun] Synonyms: order, rule, command, decide 3. countable noun A decree is a judgment made by a law court. [mainly US] ...court decrees. Collocations: divorce decree I ask if there were previous marriages, and if so, how long the divorce decree has been final, and where it was granted. Christianity Today However, many states have recently required separation periods prior to a formal divorce decree. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They obtained a divorce decree that merged the separation agreement. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It takes ten to fifteen days to obtain a divorce decree. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In at least a half-dozen states, this record keeping authority extends to civil acts, such as marriages, birth certificates, and adoption and divorce decrees. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 As well as restricting public gatherings, the emergency decree allowed the government to rule without consulting parliament. Times, Sunday Times The emergency decree announced this week signals an end to that progress by exempting from prison those convicted of embezzling less than 38,000. Times, Sunday Times In the meantime, he said that he would ask a court to annul the emergency decree firing him. Times, Sunday Times From that point onwards, he governed as dictator by emergency decree with absolute power. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The decision about driving was in the nature of an emergency decree, overriding what the authors saw as rabbinic law. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The legislation will come into force through a government decree within the next ten days. Times, Sunday Times Modern sporting bodies are infused with independent experts with a global view, often by government decree. Times,Sunday Times Soon there may be nothing sacred anymore, by government decree. Times, Sunday Times Parliament voted to extend the measure to three months beyond the initial maximum 12 days that are allowed by government decree. Times, Sunday Times The measure may now be inserted in a temporary government decree, which would go into immediate effect but require a vote in parliament after 60 days. Times,Sunday Times The two-stage process will remain and the court will not be able to grant the decree nisi if it isn't satisfied that the marriage has irretrievably broken down. Times, Sunday Times The couple, who were married in 2002, were granted a decree nisi in 2013. Times, Sunday Times Her lawyers will file for a 40 decree absolute at the earliest opportunity, six weeks after she was granted a decree nisi. The Sun The couple have been granted a decree nisi and the final divorce has yet to be settled. Times, Sunday Times She was granted a decree nisi. The Sun He issued a decree in 1294 declaring papal resignation legal and then quit. Globe and Mail It issued a decree which abolished the original sanctuary and established a new one, consisting of 16 disjointed patches. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The pianist symbolizes authority issuing his decrees from a piano. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Not without much hesitation and regret, she issued a decree which removed them from all the institutions of the monarchy, and carried it out thoroughly. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 During the campaign he had issued a decree for 900,000 fresh conscripts, but only a fraction of these were ever raised. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They were saved in 2002 by a presidential decree and slowly restored by local craftsmen. Times, Sunday Times (2015) Some of the 15 are seriously ill or elderly and six are women freed by presidential decree. Times, Sunday Times (2016) The refuges were legalised in 2009 by a presidential decree as part of a Bill to outlaw violence against women. Times, Sunday Times (2013) However, in 1980 a royal decree stated that objection could be expressed in any way, without formal procedures. Times, Sunday Times A royal decree, signed by the sultan last month, has paved the way for foreigners to buy freehold property. Times, Sunday Times One recent attempt to calculate his wealth — which was founded upon a royal decree that all gold in his land belonged to him — put it at $400 billion in modern prices. Times, Sunday Times Yesterday a royal decree set a new income tax rate of 50 per cent for the company, down from 85 per cent previously. Times, Sunday Times He was finally freed by a royal decree. The Sun Translations: Chinese: 法令, 下令 Japanese: 法令, 定める |
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