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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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