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   decree

   /dɪˈkriː/

   noun

   • 1. an official order that has the force of law: "the decree guaranteed freedom of assembly" Similar orderedictcommandcommandmentmandateproclamationdictumfiatpromulgationpreceptlawstatuteactbillordinanceregulationruleinjunctionenactmentmanifestoukasepronunciamentorare:firmandecretaliraderescript
   • ▪ the issuing of a decree: "the king ruled by decree"
   • ▪ a judgement or decision of certain law courts, especially in matrimonial cases. Similar judgementverdictadjudicationrulingruleresolutionarbitrationdecisionconclusionfindings

   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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   What does decree mean?

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   What is a Presidential Decree?

   • A decree is an official order or decision, especially one made by the ruler of a country. In July he issued a decree ordering all unofficial armed groups in the country to disband. He is prepared to use his recently-acquired powers to introduce reform by presidential decree.

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   What is the difference between a decree and a law?

   • a presidential decree. Law. a judicial decision or order. Theology. one of the eternal purposes of God, by which events are foreordained. , de·creed, de·cree·ing. to command, ordain, or decide by decree.

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   What does Decreto mean?

   • (Definition of decree from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) 法令，政令, 命令, 頒佈法令，下達政令… 法令，政令, 命令, 颁布法令，下达政令… decreto, decretar, sentencia… decreto, decretar, sentença… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! DECREE definition: an official order or decision from a government or leader: . Learn more.

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   What is a divorce decree?

   • In more modern usage, a divorce decree is the document issued by a court that terminates a marriage. And if you want to go out with someone on a date, but things keep preventing you from having the chance to ask, you could say that fate did not decree it to be so.

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   What is a king's decree?

   • The king decrees that the father be freed from prison if and only if she returns to court both naked and not naked. Such decrees may be developed at the federal and/or sub-federal level. In his first five months in office, he issued more emergency decrees (thirty) than had all previous presidents combined.

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   Decree definition: a formal and authoritative order, especially one having the force of law. See examples of DECREE used in a sentence.

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   A decree is an official order or decision, especially one made by the ruler of a country. In July he issued a decree ordering all unofficial armed groups in the country to disband. He is prepared to use his recently-acquired powers to introduce reform by presidential decree.

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   1. : an order usually having the force of law. a judicial decree. by royal decree. 2. a. : a religious ordinance enacted by council or titular head. a papal decree. b. : a foreordaining will. God's decree. 3. a. : a judicial decision of the Roman emperor. b. : a judicial decision especially in an equity (see equity sense 3a) court or probate court.

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   A decree isn't something you get when you graduate. That one little letter change makes it something else altogether: a legally binding command or the announcement of such a thing. If you go back far enough, a decree referred to a decision handed down by the Roman emperor.

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