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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
decree/dɪˈkriː/
▶noun an official order that has the force of law.
■ a judgement or decision of certain law courts.
▶verb (decrees, decreeing, decreed) order by decree.– origin ME: from OFr. decre, decret, from L. decretum ‘something decided’, from decernere ‘decide’.
'decree' also found in these Oxford entries:
absolute
- appoint
- avoid
- canon
- come
- constitution
- decree absolute
- decree nisi
- decretal
- destine
- dharma
- diktat
- divorce
- -dom
- foreordain
- interdict
- interlocutory
- nisi
- plea
- plebiscite
- promulgate
- revoke
- sanction
- senatus consultum
- statute
- syllabus
- ukase
Forum discussions with the word(s) "decree" in the title:
binding agreements decree wage rises
Can a Decree Say?
Decree
decree
Decree defines/ Decree stipulates
imperial fiat (edict, decree, rescript, fiat)
legislative decree
royal decree 1631/2006 and decree 133/2007
the Court "may" enter a decree...
This momentous decree/Emancipation Proclamation
to adopt a sub-decree is to use or to approve?
Can a Decree Say?
Decree
decree
Decree defines/ Decree stipulates
imperial fiat (edict, decree, rescript, fiat)
legislative decree
royal decree 1631/2006 and decree 133/2007
the Court "may" enter a decree...
This momentous decree/Emancipation Proclamation
to adopt a sub-decree is to use or to approve?
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