as in decree
an order publicly issued by an authority even though there was never an official rescript ordering mass genocide, that was indeed the intent and effect of the government's policy

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Recent Examples of rescript The rescript—an authoritative message from an emperor—was rediscovered in the 1700s and is now on display in Spello’s town hall, reports Newsweek’s Aristos Georgiou. Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Jan. 2024 Soon, Duke writes, the rescript became associated with Japanese nationalism, a reverence for a divine emperor and a strict educational system. Erin Blakemore, Smithsonian, 10 Apr. 2017 At the time, the rescript served an important purpose. Erin Blakemore, Smithsonian, 10 Apr. 2017 At the time, the rescript served an important purpose. Erin Blakemore, Smithsonian, 10 Apr. 2017 Soon, Duke writes, the rescript became associated with Japanese nationalism, a reverence for a divine emperor and a strict educational system. Erin Blakemore, Smithsonian, 10 Apr. 2017 Conservatives see the rescript as a paean to traditional values; liberals as a throwback to a more authoritarian era. Jonathan Soble, Orange County Register, 25 Feb. 2017
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  • What To Know At her morning news conference, Sheinbaum said that Trump's decree only applies to the U.S. continental shelf and does not affect Mexico's sovereignty over the rest of the Gulf.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025
  • The decree also ordered him to pay child support of $2,700 per month through June 2023—when the payment would increase to $4,000 per month—and pay for each of their three kids’ $10,000 annual private school tuition.
    Kyle Khan-Mullins, Forbes, 7 Feb. 2025
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  • As a result of Trump’s edicts, employees have been fired; websites have been removed; and scientific papers have been withdrawn.
    Brian Stelter, CNN, 12 Feb. 2025
  • However, on January 28, shortly before the memo’s edicts were set to take effect, U.S. District Judge Loren L. AliKhan issued a stay on the funding freeze.
    Samantha Riedel, Them, 29 Jan. 2025
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  • Efforts to chip away at the ruling are also taking place legislatively.
    Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 22 Feb. 2025
  • Cordeiro, sitting in court in a prison jumpsuit, wiped away tears as the ruling was delivered.
    Ray Sanchez, CNN, 22 Feb. 2025
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  • But as part of Trump's crackdown on undocumented immigrants, on the first day of his second term, DHS rescinded a directive that limited federal agents' ability to conduct enforcement actions in sensitive locations such as churches, schools and hospitals.
    Abraham Gutman The Philadelphia Inquirer (TNS), arkansasonline.com, 25 Feb. 2025
  • Trump said in the Oval Office on Monday while defending Musk's directive.
    Matt Robison, Newsweek, 25 Feb. 2025

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“Rescript.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rescript. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.

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