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decreto

decree

noun deh-KREH-toh Common
People & Society Government

Origin: Latin decretum (decision)

Usage Note

Decreto is a formal governmental or judicial order. In Italian politics the decreto-legge is an emergency legislative decree issued by the cabinet that has the force of law immediately but must be ratified by parliament within 60 days. The plural is regular: i decreti.

Examples

"Il governo ha emanato un nuovo decreto."

Natural Translation

The government issued a new decree.

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