Ukase

Ukase

Ukase ( _ru. указ, ukaz) in Imperial Russia was a proclamation of the tsar, government, or a religious leader (patriarch) that had the force of law. Adequate translations are "edict" or "decree" of Roman law.

After the Russian Revolution, a government proclamation of wide meaning was called a "decree" (Russian: декрет, dekret); more specific proclamations were called "ukaz". Both terms are usually translated as 'decree'.

According to the Russian Federation's 1993 constitution, an "ukaz" is a Presidential decree. Such ukazes have the power of laws, but may not alter the regulations of existing laws, and may be superseded by laws passed by the Federal Assembly.

See also

*Rule by decree


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  • ukase — UKASE: Appeler ukase tout décret autoritaire, ça vexe le gouvernement …   Dictionnaire des idées reçues

  • ukase — /u kaze/ s.m. [dal russo ukaz editto imperiale , attrav. il fr. ukase ], invar. 1. (stor.) [nella Russia zarista, decreto dello zar]. 2. (estens.) [ordine che non ammette deroghe: le direttive del partito non devono essere degli u. ] ▶◀ Diktat,… …   Enciclopedia Italiana

  • Ukase — U*kase , n. [F., fr. Russ. ukas ; pref. u + kazate to show, to say.] 1. In Russia, a published proclamation or imperial order, having the force of law. [1913 Webster] 2. an order or edict by someone holding absolute authority. [PJC] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • ukase — index citation (charge), declaration, decree, directive, fiat, order (judicial directive), requirement Burton s L …   Law dictionary

  • ukase — m. Variante ortográfica de «ucase» …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • ukase — (n.) 1729, decree issued by a Russian emperor, from Rus. ukaz edict, from ukazat to show, decree, from O.C.S. ukazati, from u , intensive prefix, + kazati to show, order, which is related to the first element of CASIMIR (Cf. Casimir) …   Etymology dictionary

  • ukase — [yo͞o′kās΄, yo͞o′kāz΄; yo͞o kās′, yo͞okāz′] n. [Russ ukaz, edict < ukazat , to order (modern meaning “to indicate”) < OSlav kazati, talk] 1. in czarist Russia, an imperial order or decree, having the force of law 2. any official, esp.… …   English World dictionary

  • ukase — oukase [ ukaz ] n. m. VAR. ukase • 1774 oukas, 1775; du russe oukazat « publier » 1 ♦ Hist. Édit promulgué par le tsar. 2 ♦ Fig. Décision arbitraire, ordre impératif. ⇒ diktat. Vous n en faites « qu à votre tête, et ne traitez que par ukases et… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Ukase — Oukase No. 1122, le 26. Juillet 2008. Nomination de Sergey S. Kislyak comme ambassadeur de la Russie aux États Unis de l Amerique Un oukase ou ukase …   Wikipédia en Français

  • UKASE — s. m. Terme de la langue russe, adopté dans la nôtre, pour désigner Un édit de l empereur de Russie. L empereur de Russie donna, publia un ukase. Un ukase impérial …   Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)

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