HyperDic: imperial_decree

English > 1 sense of the expression imperial decree:
NOUNcommunicationimperial decreea decree issued by a sovereign ruler
English > imperial decree: 1 sense > noun 1, communication
MeaningA decree issued by a sovereign ruler.
Narrowerpragmatic sanction, pragmaticAn imperial decree that becomes part of the fundamental law of the land
ukaseAn edict of the Russian tsar
Broaderdecree, edict, fiat, order, rescriptA legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge)
Spanishdecreto imperial
Catalandecret imperial

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