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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
ukase /juːˈkeɪz/

▶noun

1 (in tsarist Russia) a decree which had the force of law.

2 an arbitrary or peremptory command.

– origin from Russ. ukaz ‘ordinance, edict’, from ukazat′ ‘show, decree’.

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