as in law
a collection or system of rules of conduct
the decalogue for scouting known as the Scout Oath
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Recent Examples of decalogue
Freedom from hard collars, from the decalogue, from parental admonitions.
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John Dos Passos, National Review, 28 Sep. 2020
John Dos Passos, National Review, 28 Sep. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for decalogue
Noun
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Earlier this month, Attorney General Todd Rokita sent a letter to the University of Notre Dame claiming its DEI policies may violate state and federal law.—
Post-Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
31 May 2025
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But Connecticut’s clean slate law does not apply to out-of-state convictions.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
31 May 2025
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The constitution of the baseball had become a paramount topic in the sport as home runs kept flying out of stadiums all October.—
Tim Britton,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
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This lamentable record is spurring calls to amend the constitution from the current single five-year term to two terms, as well as perhaps holding parliamentary elections at the same time as presidential to avoid the executive and legislature being constantly at odds with each other.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
29 May 2025
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“Decalogue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decalogue. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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