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Decree

noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An edict or law.

    "There went out a decree from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be taxed."

  2. 2
    a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge) wordnet
  3. 3
    The judicial decision in a litigated cause rendered by a court of equity.
  4. 4
    The determination of a cause in a court of admiralty or court of probate.
  5. 5
    A predetermination made by God; an act of providence.
Verb
  1. 1
    To command by a decree.

    "A court decrees a restoration of property."

  2. 2
    decide with authority wordnet
  3. 3
    issue a decree wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English decre, decree, from Old French decré (French décret), from Latin dēcrētum.

Etymology 2

From Middle English decre, decree, from Old French decré (French décret), from Latin dēcrētum.

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