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decree-law
[ dih-kree-law ]
noun
- an executive decree made pursuant to a delegation from the legislature and having the full force of legislation.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of decree-law1
First recorded in 1925–30
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Example Sentences
She was an important figure in this world of hers; her word was authority, her decree law.
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