When.com Web Search

Search results

  1. Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
  2. Decree - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decree

    Decree of the President of the Republic (Portuguese: decreto do Presidente da República): is a decree issued by the President of Portugal, for the ratification of international treaties, the appointment or dismissal of members of the Government or to exercise other presidential powers defined in the Constitution;

  3. Citadel of Qaitbay - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citadel_of_Qaitbay

    "A decree by the order of our master, the noble rank, King Al-Ashraf Abou El-Naser Qansoh El-Ghoury, May God eternalise his reign, that no body should take Makahel weapon [clarification needed], gun powder, tools, or any other thing from the noble tower in Alexandria: and any one of the tower party, whether Mameluke, Slaves or Zarad Kashia, who ...

  4. Glossary of cricket terms - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of_cricket_terms

    Maker's name the full face of the bat, where the manufacturer's logo is normally located. Used particularly when referring to a batter's technique when playing a straight drive, so that the opposing bowler has full view of the batter's bat label (e.g., "Sachin Tendulkar played a beautiful on-drive for four, giving it plenty of maker's name ...

  5. Votes on the death of Louis XVI - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Votes_on_the_death_of...

    Jean-Jacques-Régis de Cambacérès, 1° yes, 2° no, 3° punishment established against conspirators but suspension of the decree and confinement until the cessation of hostilities, at which time the fate of Louis should be finally determined, however immediate execution of the decree in the event of invasion of French territory, 4° yes.

  6. Althing - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Althing

    The Althing was disbanded by royal decree in 1800. A new High Court, established by this same decree and located in Reykjavík, took over the functions of Lögrétta. The three appointed judges first convened in Hólavallarskóli on 10 August 1801. The High Court was to hold regular sessions and function as the court of highest instance in the ...

  7. Real decreto - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real_decreto

    The Real decreto (Spanish for "Royal decree"), in Spanish law, is a provision approved by the Prime Minister of Spain or by the Council of Ministers, adopted by virtue of its regulatory power. [1] As such, it is hierarchically inferior to the law , although superior to other regulatory norms .

  8. Decree (Catholic canon law) - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decree_(Catholic_canon_law)

    A decree (Latin: decretum, from decerno, 'I judge') is, in a general sense, an order or law made by a superior authority for the direction of others. In the usage of the canon law of the Catholic Church, it has various meanings. Any papal bull, brief, or motu proprio is a decree inasmuch as these documents are legislative acts of the pope. In ...

  9. Rosetta Stone decree - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosetta_Stone_decree

    The Rosetta Stone decree, or the Decree of Memphis, is a Ptolemaic decree most notable for its bilingual and tri-scriptual nature, which enabled the decipherment of Egyptian hieroglyphs. Issued by a council of priests confirming the royal cult of Ptolemy V in 196 BC at Memphis , it was written in Egyptian hieroglyphs , Egyptian Demotic and ...