Translation of decree – English-Vietnamese dictionary

decree

 
noun
  /diˈkriː/
●
an order or law
sắc lệnh
A decree was issued by the king.
●
a ruling of a court of civil law.
bản án

decree

 
verb
   
past tense, past participle decreed
●
to order, command or decide (something)
ra sắc lệnh; tuyên án
The court decreed that he should pay the fine in full.

(Translation of decree from the PASSWORD English-Vietnamese Dictionary © 2015 K Dictionaries Ltd)

Examples of decree

decree
A legal argument asserting delegative laws and necessity and urgency decrees to be unconstitutional was interpreted as disastrous for the future of the economic plan.
After this loss of honour (for such was the decree's real significance), conservative nobles retreated into passivity or departed altogether.
Between 1919 and 1922 government introduced a series of short-term decrees establishing the right to automatic contract extensions and a maximum percentage by which the rent could be raised.
A series of decrees and circulars passed in the colony in 1901 outlined the proper methods to prepare rubber for circulation and sale.
The continuing dominance of the president in the decision-making process stems from the constitution, various legislative decrees, and practice.
At the same time, he supported his local allies by decreeing states of siege to allow electoral manipulation.
In the first two of these countries pension privatisation was not even legislated by congress, but enacted by the executive by means of emergency decrees.
In response, revolutionary\military governments responded with decrees mandating medical coverage in the workplace.
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Translations of decree

in Chinese (Traditional)
法令,政令, 命令, 頒佈法令,下達政令…
in Chinese (Simplified)
法令,政令, 命令, 颁布法令,下达政令…
in Spanish
decreto, decretar, sentencia…
in Portuguese
decreto, decretar, sentença…
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in Ukrainian
kararname, emir, ferman…
décret, arrêté, arrêt…
decreet, vonnis, beslissen…
nařízení, předpis, rozhodnutí…
dekret, forordning, befaling…
dekrit, maklumat, memerintahkan…
พระราชกฤษฎีกา, กฎ, ข้อบังคับ…
dekret, rozporządzenie, wyrok…
dekret, påbud, dom…
perintah, dekri, mengeluarkan perintah…
der Erlass, der Entscheid, verfügen…
påbud, forbud, bestemmelse…
декрет, указ, рішення…
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