Ukase

Definition of ukase:

part of speech: noun

A Russian imperial decree having the force of law.

part of speech: noun

Formerly, a degree of the Czar of Russia taking effect as law; hence, any official degree or proclamation.

Usage examples for ukase:

• It states that since the ukase of November 13, 1844, i. "The Haskalah Movement in Russia", Jacob S. Raisin.

• The primary end was, nevertheless, obtained, and the ukase dealt a heavy blow to the subsisting relations between lord and serf. "Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c.", Xavier Hommaire de Hell.

• " You mean that she issued a ukase to the effect that she had done it," said a Russian of the old school; " and if she had liked she could have travelled more quickly still; it was only a question of the wording of the ukase "The Memoires of Casanova, Complete The Rare Unabridged London Edition Of 1894, plus An Unpublished Chapter of History, By Arthur Symons", Jacques Casanova de Seingalt.

• And thus, after having so minutely absorbed my Georgia, here was this ukase obliging me to abandon it! "The Adventures of a Special Correspondent", Jules Verne.