Definitions for Decree
dɪˈkride·cree

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. decree, edict, fiat, order, rescriptverb

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

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

2. decreeverb

   issue a decree

   "The King only can decree"

3. rule, decreeverb

   decide with authority

   "The King decreed that all firstborn males should be killed"

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. decreenoun

   An edict or law.

2. decreenoun

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

3. decreenoun

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

4. decreeverb

   To command by a decree.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Decreenoun

   Etymology: decretum, Latin.

   1. An edict; a law.

   If you deny me, fie upon your law!
   There is no force in the decrees of Venice. William Shakespeare.

   There went a decree from Cæsar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed. Luke ii. 1.

   Are we condemn’d by fate’s unjust decree,
   No more our houses and our homes to see? John Dryden, Virg.

   The Supreme Being is sovereignly good; he rewards the just, and punishes the unjust: and the folly of man, and not the decree of heaven, is the cause of human calamity. William Broome.

   2. An established rule.

   When he made a decree for the rain, and a way for the lightning of the thunder. Job xxviii. 26.

   3. A determination of a suit, or litigated cause.4. [In canon law.] An ordinance, which is enacted by the pope himself, by and with the advice of his cardinals in council assembled, without being consulted by any one thereon.

   John Ayliffe, Parergon.

2. To Decreeverb

   To doom or assign by a decree.

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

   The king their father,
   On just and weighty reasons, has decreed
   His sceptre to the younger. Nicholas Rowe, Ambitious Step-mother.

3. To DECREEverb

   To make an edict; to appoint by edict; to establish by law; to determine; to resolve.

   Etymology: decretum, Latin.

   They shall see the end of the wise, and shall not understand what God in his counsel hath decreed of him. Wisd. iv.

   Father eternal! Thine is to decree;
   Mine, both in heav’n and earth, to do thy will. John Milton, Paradise Lost, b. x. l. 68.

   Had heav’n decreed that I should life enjoy,
   Heav’n had decreed to save unhappy Troy. John Dryden, Æn.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Decree

   A decree is a legal proclamation, usually issued by a head of state such as the president of a republic, or a monarch (a royal decree), according to certain procedures (usually established in a constitution). It has the force of law. The particular term used for this concept may vary from country to country. The executive orders made by the President of the United States, for example, are decrees (although a decree is not exactly an order).

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. decree

   A decree is an official order or decision made by a legal authority or high-ranking individual, typically in a governmental or institutional context. It often holds the force of law and is used to command or prohibit something.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. Decreenoun

   an order from one having authority, deciding what is to be done by a subordinate; also, a determination by one having power, deciding what is to be done or to take place; edict, law; authoritative ru// decision

2. Decreenoun

   a decision, order, or sentence, given in a cause by a court of equity or admiralty

3. Decreenoun

   a determination or judgment of an umpire on a case submitted to him

4. Decreenoun

   an edict or law made by a council for regulating any business within their jurisdiction; as, the decrees of ecclesiastical councils

5. Decreeverb

   to determine judicially by authority, or by decree; to constitute by edict; to appoint by decree or law; to determine; to order; to ordain; as, a court decrees a restoration of property

6. Decreeverb

   to ordain by fate

7. Decreeverb

   to make decrees; -- used absolutely

WikidataRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. Decree

   A decree is a rule of law usually issued by a head of state, according to certain procedures. It has the force of law. The particular term used for this concept may vary from country to country—the executive orders made by the President of the United States, for example, are decrees. In non-legal English usage, however, the term refers to any authoritarian decision.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Decree

   de-krē′, n. an order by one in authority: an edict or law: a judicial decision: a predetermined purpose.—v.t. to decide or determine by sentence in law: to appoint.—v.i. to make a decree:—pr.p. decree′ing; pa.p. decreed′.—adjs. Decree′able, capable of being decreed; Decrē′tive, having the force of a decree; Dec′rētory, Decretō′rial, established by a decree: determining: judicial.—Decree nisi (L. nisi, unless), a decree that becomes absolute unless cause be shown to the contrary—granted esp. in divorce cases. [O. Fr. decret—L. decretum—decernĕre, to decide.]

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. decree

   A form of rule or legislation.

   The mayoral decree is welcomed as she ensures that the vehicle spaces at the town are free to all to use.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 13, 2020  

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British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Decree' in Nouns Frequency: #2863

Anagrams for Decree »

1. recede

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Decree in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Decree in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of Decree in a Sentence

1. Ed Markey:

   One of your companies is under an FTC consent decree, auto safety watchdog NHTSA is investigating another for killing people. And you’re spending your time picking fights online. Fix your companies. Or Congress will.

2. Narumon Pinyosinwat:

   We have to maintain the emergency decree as a tool to manage the situation so we can overcome this.

3. G. C. Lichtenberg:

   Actual aristocracy cannot be abolished by any law. All the law can do is decree how it is to be imparted and who is to acquire it.

4. Zoran Djordjevic:

   The president of the Russian Federation said he will sign that decree, and when it's signed, we will act accordingly, we are waiting for the process to be finalized in Russia and see how (the equipment) will be delivered to Serbia.

5. Andrew Greste:

   It's a new decree and there's very little understood about it, there's very little regulation, there's no precedent, i'd like to think the decree was enacted to be used.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Decree
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Decree
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Decree
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decree
5. ^ ChatGPT
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6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Decree
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Decree
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Decree