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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
Derived Forms
- ˈ, noun
- ˈ, adjective
Other Word Forms
- d· verb (used with object) predecreed predecreeing
- ܲd· adjective
- ɱ-· adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of decree1
Example Sentences
It also encouraged a reexamination of federal consent decrees, a legal mechanism that is commonly used to encourage notably violent police departments to reform.
In Canada, the premier of Manitoba, Wab Kinew, signed a decree in an oversized folder and held it up with his signature, à la Trump.
Kamel Jendoubi, a former minister who was tried in absentia, told AFP news agency: "This is not a judiciary ruling, but a political decree executed by judges under orders."
Boeing and its followers on Wall Street have largely taken a sanguine view of the Chinese decree.
In February, he announced 27% tariffs on Mexican imports and also repealed his presidential decree that had granted amnesty to undocumented Venezuelan migrants in the country.
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