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  2. Rule by decree - Wikipedia

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    Rule by decree is a style of governance allowing quick, unchallenged promulgation of law by a single person or group of people, usually without legislative approval. While intended to allow rapid responses to a crisis, rule by decree is easily abused and is often a key feature of dictatorships .

  3. Decree - Wikipedia

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    The word décret, literally "decree", is an old legal usage in France and is used to refer to executive orders issued by the French President or Prime Minister. Any such order must not violate the French Constitution or Civil Code , and a party has the right to request an order be annulled in the French Council of State .

  4. Real decreto - Wikipedia

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    The Real decreto (Spanish for "Royal decree"), in Spanish law, is a provision approved by the Prime Minister of Spain or by the Council of Ministers, adopted by virtue of its regulatory power. [1] As such, it is hierarchically inferior to the law , although superior to other regulatory norms .

  5. Decree (Catholic canon law) - Wikipedia

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    A decree (Latin: decretum, from decerno, 'I judge') is, in a general sense, an order or law made by a superior authority for the direction of others. In the usage of the canon law of the Catholic Church, it has various meanings. Any papal bull, brief, or motu proprio is a decree inasmuch as these documents are legislative acts of the pope. In ...

  6. Ukase - Wikipedia

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    Example of a Soviet-era ukaz: the appointment of the Presidium of the Council of Ministers of the USSR, 1964.. In Imperial Russia, a ukase (/ j uː ˈ k eɪ z,-ˈ k eɪ s / [1] [2]) or ukaz (Russian: указ) was a proclamation of the tsar, government, [3] or a religious leadership (e.g., Patriarch of Moscow and all Rus' or the Most Holy Synod) that had the force of law.

  7. Břetislav's decree - Wikipedia

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    The decree was aimed at eliminating all pagan customs in the country that had survived among the Christian population from pagan times. Therefore, according to these decrees, a strict action was taken against all pagan customs among the people, against pagan beliefs, superstitions, and sorceries, which, in spite of all persecutions and ...

  8. Firman - Wikipedia

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    A firman (Persian: فرمان, romanized: farmān; Turkish: ferman), [1] at the constitutional level, was a royal mandate or decree issued by a sovereign in an Islamic state. During various periods such firmans were collected and applied as traditional bodies of law. The English word firman comes from the Persian farmān meaning "decree" or ...

  9. Statute - Wikipedia

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    Statute of Grand Duchy of Lithuania, written in Polish. A statute is a formal written enactment of a legislative body, [1] a stage in the process of legislation.Typically, statutes command or prohibit something, or declare policy. [1]