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decree-law

[ dih-kree-law ]

noun

  1. 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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