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consent decree
an agreement between two parties that is sanctioned by the court; for example, a company might agree to stop certain questionable practices without admitting guilt
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curfew
an order that after a specific time certain activities (as being outside on the streets) are prohibited
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decree nisi
a decree issued on a first petition for divorce; becomes absolute at some later date
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imperial decree
a decree issued by a sovereign ruler
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judicial separation, legal separation
a judicial decree regulating the rights and responsibilities of a married couple living apart
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programma
an edict that has been publicly posted
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ban, prohibition, proscription
a decree that prohibits something
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stay
a judicial order forbidding some action until an event occurs or the order is lifted
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bull, papal bull
a formal proclamation issued by the pope (usually written in antiquated characters and sealed with a leaden bulla)
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ukase
an edict of the Russian tsar
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pragmatic, pragmatic sanction
an imperial decree that becomes part of the fundamental law of the land
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stay of execution
an order whereby a judgment is precluded from being executed for a specific period of time
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banning-order
an order that bans something
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cease and desist order, enjoining, enjoinment, injunction
(law) a judicial remedy issued in order to prohibit a party from doing or continuing to do a certain activity
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interdict, interdiction
a court order prohibiting a party from doing a certain activity
