de·cree
/dəˈkrē/
noun
an official order issued by a legal authority.
"the decree guaranteed freedom of assembly"
synonyms: order, edict, command, commandment, mandate, proclamation, dictum, fiat, promulgation, precept, law, statute, act, bill, ordinance, regulation, rule, injunction, enactment, manifesto, ukase, pronunciamento, firman, decretal, irade, rescript
verb
order (something) by decree.
"they decreed a ban on smoking in public places"
synonyms: order, command, rule, dictate, lay down, prescribe, pronounce, proclaim, ordain, enact, adjudge, enjoin, direct, decide, determine
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6 days ago · Verb The government decreed a national holiday. The change was decreed by the President.
Synonyms for DECREE: edict, instruction, order, directive, injunction, direction, commandment, do; Antonyms of DECREE: petition, appeal, plea, proposal, ...
DECREE meaning: 1 : an official order given by a person with power or by a government; 2 : an official decision made by a court of law.
to officially decide or order that something must happen: They decreed an end to discrimination on grounds of age.
A decree is an order handed down by a judge that resolves the issues in a court case. Though a decree is similar to a judgment, it differs in a few key ways ...
noun. a formal and authoritative order, especially one having the force of law: a presidential decree.