Decreed and Ruled

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Decreed adjective - Fixed or established especially by order or command.

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Ruled and decreed are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Ruled" instead the word "Decreed" as an adjective or a verb.

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Ruled adjective - Subject to a ruling authority.

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Decreed and ruled are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Decreed" instead the word "Ruled" as an adjective or a verb.

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The 13th century legal expert Henry Bracton argued for the former, but Edward III ruled in favour of the latter view with the Statute of Leap Year 1256, which decreed that the leap day and the day before count as one day for the purpose of determining when a full year has passed.

Source: A Year and a Day

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