decree — English Dictionary

Noun

1. An edict or law.

   Synonyms

   edict

   Examples

   There went out a decree from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be taxed.

   Poor hand, why quiverest thou at this decree?

2. The judicial decision in a litigated cause rendered by a court of equity.

3. The determination of a cause in a court of admiralty or court of probate.

4. A predetermination made by God; an act of providence.

Verb

1. To command by a decree.

   Synonyms

   enactordain

   Examples

   A court decrees a restoration of property.

   Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee.

   More examples (2)

   In Xanadu did Kubla Khan / A stately pleasure-dome decree: / Where Alph, the sacred river, ran / Through caverns measureless to man / Down to a sunless sea.

   The Nhasangs themselves are from Ngaba, which is in the Amdo region of northeastern Tibetan, a cultural borderland where Tibetan and Sichuan traditions meet. China has decreed that Ngaba is within Sichuan Province.

Noun

1. a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge)

   Synonyms

   edictfiatorderrescript

   Broader terms

   actenactment

   Examples

   a friend in New Mexico said that the order caused no trouble out there

Verb

1. issue a decree

   Broader terms

   declare

   Examples

   The King only can decree

2. decide with authority

   Synonyms

   rule

   Broader terms

   decidemake up one's minddetermine

   Examples

   The King decreed that all firstborn males should be killed