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De·cree

/dəˈkrē/

noun
- 1. an official order issued by a legal authority: "the decree guaranteed freedom of assembly" Similar orderedictcommandcommandmentmandateproclamationdictumfiatpromulgationpreceptlawstatuteactbillordinanceregulationruleinjunctionenactmentmanifestoukasepronunciamentorare:firmandecretaliraderescript
- ▪ the issuing of a decree: "the king ruled by decree"
- ▪ a judgment or decision of certain law courts. Similar judgmentverdictadjudicationrulingruleresolutionarbitrationdecisionconclusionfindings
verb
- 1. order (something) by decree: "the president decreed that the military was to be streamlined"
Word Origin Middle English (denoting an edict issued by an ecclesiastical council to settle a point of doctrine or discipline): from Old French decre, decret, from Latin decretum ‘something decided’, from decernere ‘decide’.
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