decree

rule of law usually issued by a head of state
Thing general Q2571972
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decree

Summary

decree ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (606 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • decree is a type of statute[2].
  • decree is a type of legal norm[3].
  • decree's Commons category is recorded as Decrees[4].
  • decree's said to be the same as is recorded as decree-law[5].
  • decree's said to be the same as is recorded as decree[6].
  • decree's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Decrees[7].
  • decree's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[8].
  • decree's described by source is recorded as Gujin Tushu Jicheng[9].
  • decree's described by source is recorded as FILIT[10].
  • decree's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[11].
  • decree's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 3[12].
  • decree's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa[13].
  • decree's partially coincident with is recorded as authorization[14].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include statute[2] and legal norm[3].

Influence

Things named for decree include Night of Power[15], an event[16], founded in 0631[17], written by God in Islam[18].

Why It Matters

decree ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (606 views/month).[1] decree has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] decree is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

Entities named for decree include Night of Power[15], an event[16], founded in 0631[17], written by God in Islam[18].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . dai.fmph.uniba.sk. Retrieved . dai.fmph.uniba.sk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [15] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [16] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [17] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [18] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of statute, legal norm
    Aliases
    Subclass of
    Partially coincident with authorization
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|5 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 15823, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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