Decree
noun, verb
noun, verb ·2 syllables ·Common ·High school level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 An edict or law.
"There went out a decree from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be taxed."
- 2 a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge) wordnet
- 3 The judicial decision in a litigated cause rendered by a court of equity.
- 4 The determination of a cause in a court of admiralty or court of probate.
- 5 A predetermination made by God; an act of providence.
Verb
- 1 To command by a decree.
"A court decrees a restoration of property."
- 2 decide with authority wordnet
- 3 issue a decree wordnet
Example
More examples"I need to escape from this decree."
Etymology
From Middle English decre, decree, from Old French decré (French décret), from Latin dēcrētum.