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- DictionaryDe·cree/dəˈkrē/
noun
- 1. an official order issued by a legal authority: "the decree guaranteed freedom of assembly"
verb
- 1. order (something) by decree: "the president decreed that the military was to be streamlined"
an official statement that something must happen: The decree stopped short of a full declaration of independence. More than 200 people were freed by military decree. Synonyms. edict formal. fiat formal. order. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Rules & laws.
3 days ago · 1. an edict, law, etc, made by someone in authority. 2. an order or judgment of a court made after hearing a suit, esp in matrimonial proceedings. See decree nisi, decree absolute. verb Word forms: decrees, decreeing, decreed. 3. to order, adjudge, or ordain by decree. Collins English Dictionary.
Definitions of decree. noun. a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge) synonyms: edict, fiat, order, rescript. see more. verb. issue a decree. “The King only can decree ”. see more.
decree. noun. /dɪˈkriː/. /dɪˈkriː/. [countable, uncountable] an official order from a leader or a government that becomes the law. to issue/sign a decree. a presidential/royal decree. a leader who rules by decree (= not in a democratic way) Extra Examples.
Decree definition, a formal and authoritative order, especially one having the force of law: a presidential decree. See more.
DECREE meaning: 1 : an official order given by a person with power or by a government; 2 : an official decision made by a court of law
an official order or decision from a government or leader: a presidential / royal decree. decree. verb [ T ] present participle decreeing | past tense and past participle decreed. (Definition of decree from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of decree. in Chinese (Traditional) 法令，政令, 命令, 頒佈法令，下達政令…
