Sentence examples for decrees are a from inspiring English sources

Decrees are a rarely used constitutional device that enable the government to effect the changes without a parliamentary debate or vote.

Consent decrees are a court-enforceable agreement between two parties.

The protest, and the repeal of the decrees, was an embarrassing setback for the government.

"The decree was a matter of necessity.

"The Consent Decree is a joke!" Marks declared, with some heat.

That decree was a result of months of furious verbal assault by judges against the mismanagement of the judicial sector.

"If Yeltsin's decree was a symbol in 1991, then the revoking of the decree by Mr. Putin is a symbol, too".

"This decree is a telling indication of what the authorities have in store and might hint at more mass detentions".

After a spate of widely reported attacks on women, the decree is "a sign of radical change on the issue," he said.

After Paul Bremer was put in charge of the occupation, in the middle of May, 2003, his first decree was a sweeping ban on the Baath Party.

Cleveland City Councilman Jeff Johnson said the city needs a complete overhaul of its police department and this consent decree is a good start.