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decree

[ dih-kree ]

noun

  1. a formal and authoritative order, especially one having the force of law:

    a presidential decree.

  2. Law. a judicial decision or order.
  3. Theology. one of the eternal purposes of God, by which events are foreordained.


verb (used with or without object)

decreed, decreeing.
  1. to command, ordain, or decide by decree.

decree

/ ɪˈː /

noun

  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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to order, adjudge, or ordain by decree
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ, noun
  • ˈ𲹲, adjective
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  • d· verb (used with object) predecreed predecreeing
  • ܲd· adjective
  • ɱ-· adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of decree1

1275–1325; (noun) Middle English decre < Anglo-French decre, decret < Latin ŧŧٳܳ, noun use of neuter of ŧŧٳܲ, past participle of ŧԱ; decern; (v.) Middle English decreen, derivative of the noun
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of decree1

C14: from Old French decre, from Latin ŧŧٳܳ ordinance, from ŧŧٳܲ decided, past participle of ŧԱ to determine; see decern
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Example Sentences

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.

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Department of Justice’s consent decree, which mandated reforms to addressed basic problems of accountability that stretched back decades.

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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.

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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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A decree read on state TV said the pardon had been granted for health reasons.

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