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Commandeer

Commandeer, a thing is said to be commandeered when the government

Commandments, Table of Ten. By Canon Law (Canon 82) churchwardens are

Capable of being commanded

In a commanding manner

authority see also executive order b : a ruling or command made by a competent administrative authority ;specif : one resulting

monarch from Anglo-Saxon times to declare his grants, wishes, and commands 2 : an order or mandatory process in writing issued

Commandment

An order or injunction given by authority a command a charge a precept a mandate

[fr. mandatarius, Lat.], he to whom a mandate, charge, or commandment is given; also he that obtains a benefice by mandamus.

Any commandment instruction or order intended as an authoritative rule of action