Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An authoritative order having the force of law.
- noun The judgment of a court of equity.
- noun The judgment of a court.
- noun A doctrinal or disciplinary act of an ecclesiastical authority.
- noun An administrative act applying or interpreting articles of canon law.
- intransitive verb To order, establish, or decide by decree.
- intransitive verb To issue a decree.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A special ordinance or regulation promulgated by civil or other authority; an authoritative decision having the force of law.
- noun Specifically In Roman law, a determination or judgment of the emperor on a suit between parties.
- noun An edict or a law made by an ecclesiastical council for regulating business within its jurisdiction.
- noun A judicial decision or determination of a litigated cause; specifically, the sentence or order of a court of chancery, or of a court of admiralty or of probate, after a hearing or submission of the cause.
- noun In theology, one of the eternal purposes of God, whereby for his own glory he has foreordained whatsoever comes to pass.
- noun The judgment or award of an umpire in a case submitted to him.
- noun 4 and Judgment, Order, etc. (see
decision ); proclamation, fiat, mandate. - To order or promulgate with authority; issue as an edict or ordinance.
- To determine judicially; resolve by sentence; adjudge: as, the court decreed a restoration of the property.
- To determine or resolve legislatively; determine or decide on.
- Synonyms To order, ordain, command, enact.
- To determine; predetermine immutably; constitute or appoint by edict.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun An order from one having authority, deciding what is to be done by a subordinate; also, a determination by one having power, deciding what is to be done or to take place; edict, law; authoritative ru�� decision.
- noun A decision, order, or sentence, given in a cause by a court of equity or admiralty.
- noun A determination or judgment of an umpire on a case submitted to him.
- noun (Eccl.) An edict or law made by a council for regulating any business within their jurisdiction.
- transitive verb To determine judicially by authority, or by decree; to constitute by edict; to appoint by decree or law; to determine; to order; to ordain.
- transitive verb To ordain by fate.
- intransitive verb To make decrees; -- used absolutely.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun An
edict orlaw . - noun law The
judicial decision in alitigated causerendered by acourt of equity . - noun law The
determination of a cause in a court ofadmiralty , or a court ofprobate . - verb To
command by a decree.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb issue a decree
- verb decide with authority
- noun a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge)
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Do you really think this second decree is putting the kibosh on the party?
Lorna Bright: The Real Religious Challenge of the Second Commandment Lorna Bright 2010
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Do you really think this second decree is putting the kibosh on the party?
Lorna Bright: The Real Religious Challenge of the Second Commandment Lorna Bright 2010
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Not to mention that, where the moral decree is underpinned by the assertion of a power of official sanction, this is clearly an insidious mechanism of investing authority in religious hierarchs.
Outer Alliance Pride Day Hal Duncan 2009
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The decree is signed establishing the School for Primary School Teachers, which later becomes the National Teachers 'School.
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The protesters were referring to a decree by Assad to set up a committee to lead a national dialogue.
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Republicans were dead sure a few years ago that they could rule out judicial filibusters via a “nuclear option” decree from the VP.
Matthew Yglesias » The Constitutionality of the Filibuster 2010
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The decree is signed establishing the School for Primary School Teachers, which later becomes the National Teachers 'School.
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The decree is signed establishing the School for Primary School Teachers, which later becomes the National Teachers 'School.
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The discussion in the Venezuela blogosphere could be seen from two different points of view, since while some argue that this new decree is an attempt to curtail freedom of speech, others consider this kind of campaign as trying to raise an alarm where there is no urgency.
Global Voices in English » Venezuela: Keeping the Internet as a Priority 2009
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The protesters were referring to a decree by Assad to set up a committee to lead a national dialogue.
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