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- Dictionaryukase/juːˈkeɪz/
noun
- 1. (in tsarist Russia) a decree with the force of law: "Tsar Alexander I issued his famous ukase unilaterally decreeing the North Pacific Coast Russian territory"
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In Imperial Russia, a ukase or ukaz was a proclamation of the tsar, government, or a religious leader (patriarch) that had the force of law. "Edict" and "decree" are adequate translations using the terminology and concepts of Roman law. From the Russian term, the word ukase has entered the English language with the meaning of "any proclamation or decree; an order or regulation of a final or arbitr... Wikipedia