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decree
[dih-kree]
noun
a formal and authoritative order, especially one having the force of law.
a presidential decree.
Law.a judicial decision or order.
Theology.one of the eternal purposes of God, by which events are foreordained.
verb (used with or without object)
to command, ordain, or decide by decree.
decree
/ ɪˈː /
noun
an edict, law, etc, made by someone in authority
an order or judgment of a court made after hearing a suit, esp in matrimonial proceedings See decree nisi decree absolute
verb
to order, adjudge, or ordain by decree
Other Word Forms
- predecree verb (used with object)
- undecreed adjective
- well-decreed adjective
- ˈ noun
- ˈ adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of decree1
Example Sentences
Prodded by lawsuits and consent decrees, the once-mostly white department has grown to become more than half Latino, which more or less mirrors the city’s demographics.
The decree added that women should wear a cover-up or loose clothing over their swimwear when they move between swimming areas.
It is unclear, as with many of Trump’s social media decrees, if the organization was expecting the latest action.
Widespread measures to ban smoking on beaches, parks and other public places were meant to kick in in 2024, but the decree needed to was never adopted.
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, though, said this week that his city would still "comply with every sentence, of every paragraph, of the 169-page consent decree that we signed this year".
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