decree
IPA: dɪkrˈi
noun
- An edict or law.
- (law) The judicial decision in a litigated cause rendered by a court of equity.
- (law) The determination of a cause in a court of admiralty or court of probate.
- (religion) A predetermination made by God; an act of providence.
verb
- To command by a decree.
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Examples of "decree" in Sentences
- The clergy openly attacked the decree.
- The decree limited the right of defense.
- He decreed the adoption of the Uyghur scipt.
- The decree also established the entail system.
- The decree was a major concession to the Armenians.
- In 1844 he decreed the emancipation of the Gypsies.
- A copy of the decree is found in the genealogy book.
- A consent decree can be either interlocutory or final.
- The legality of the pardon decree is still under scrutiny.
- The decree of the Supreme Court of the district was affirmed.
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