ukase
noun
- in czarist Russia, an imperial order or decree, having the force of law
- any official, esp. arbitrary, decree or proclamation
See ukase in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(yo͞o-kāsˈ, -kāzˈ, yo͞oˈkāsˌ, -kāzˌ)
noun- An authoritative order or decree; an edict.
- A proclamation of a czar having the force of law in imperial Russia.
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