Sentence examples for decree against from inspiring English sources

He has issued a religious decree against terrorism and is opposed to the Taliban.

In return for this negligence, the Thebans secured a penal decree against them (for religious offenses).

Egypt's highest religious authority, the Mufti, issued a religious decree against piracy earlier this year.

They sued him only as attorney general, and sought a decree against him in his official capacity, not otherwise.

It was Astruc who induced Adret to issue his famous decree against the study of philosophy and science.

Government officials then said that a decree against Ahmadiyah, though not necessarily an outright ban, was being prepared.

The Council also reapproved earlier decrees against investiture of ecclesiastics by lay officials.

The question of a deficiency decree is reserved, in case, as a result of the sale, the debt decreed against the state should not be extinguished.

Such was the public grief at Dickens's death that Queen Victoria decreed, against his wishes, that he should be buried in Westminster Abbey.

As I described in previous articles, this change of policy has so far involved decrees against Saudis fighting in other countries.

The Dowager Empress finally decreed against abdication, as war and death are preferable and more befitting of the dignity of the dynasty.