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1. (verb) decree, edict, fiat, order, rescript
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. (verb) decree
issue a decree
"The King only can decree"

3. (verb) rule, decree
decide with authority
"The King decreed that all firstborn males should be killed"

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