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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 51Թ Forms
- d· verb (used with object) predecreed predecreeing
- ܲd· adjective
- ɱ-· adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of decree1
Example Sentences
Since taking office, he’s faced many of the problems that bedeviled prior sheriffs: poor jail conditions, sprawling consent decrees, allegations about deputy gangs and persistent staffing woes.
Three members of the country's national assembly who opposed President Chaves's decree to exclude Chinese companies from participating in the development of 5G have also had theirs cancelled.
Department of Justice’s consent decree, which mandated reforms to addressed basic problems of accountability that stretched back decades.
It was a “decree from the top” operation: The Commission encouraged Americans of all ages to garden as a way to support the troops overseas.
Now, many have described the brazen upheavals decreed by the Trump administration as being the very opposite of secrecy — as, in fact, “saying the quiet part out loud.”
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