I need to escape from this decree.
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Decree
Synonyms for "decree" (195 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (39)
Strong matches (59)
declarationdeclaredeclare lawfuldecree-lawdecreementdecretaldecretumdeliverancedemanddesiredestinedeterminationdeterminediagnosisdictatedictationdictumdiktatdirectdirection
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directivedoomedictumenactenact lawsenactmentenjoinestablishfiatfilibusterfindfind againstfind forfindingforceforedestinyforegone conclusionforeknowledgeforeordinationformformalityformulaformularyformulateget the floorgive an ordergive the wordhave a mind tohave the floorimposeinjunctioninstituteinstitutioninstructinstructionipse dixitissue a command
Verb(1 words)
Noun(1 words)
Related words (97)
issue a writjudgementjuskilllawlay bylay downlegalizelegislatelegislationlegitimatelegitimatizelegitimizelexlobbylobby throughlogrolllotmake a regulationmake legal
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mandatemanifestomeasurenecessityobligeordainorderorder aboutordinanceordonnancepasspass judgmentpass sentencepigeonholepocketprecedentpreceptpredestinationpredeterminationpreordinationprescienceprescribeprescriptprescriptionproclaimproclamationprognosispromulgatepromulgationpronouncepronounce judgmentpronounce onpronouncementpronunciamentoput in forceput throughrailroadrailroad throughregulateregulationreportrequirerescriptresolutionresolvereturn a verdictroll logsrubricrulingsanctionsay the wordsee fitsenatus consultsenatus consultumsentencesetshapestanding orderstatutetabletake the floorthink fitthink goodthink properukaseutter a judgmentvalidateverdictvetowaywillwishyield the floor
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More general
6 entriesSynonyms
2 entriesderived
14 entrieshas context
2 entriesis a
2 entriesmanner of
1 entriesrelated to
19 entriesShowing 16 of 19 words.
Translations
130 translations across 46 languages.
Ancient Greek
3 entries- δικαίωμα noun (judicial decision)
- δόγμα noun (edict or law)
- πρόσταγμα noun (edict or law)
Arabic
2 entries- أَمْر noun (edict or law)
- مَرْسُوم noun (edict or law)
Armenian
1 entries- պատգամ noun (edict or law)
Azerbaijani
3 entries- dekret noun (edict or law)
- fərman noun (edict or law)
- göstəriş noun (edict or law)
Bashkir
1 entries- фарман noun (edict or law)
Belarusian
4 entries- дэкрэ́т noun (edict or law)
- пастано́ва noun (edict or law)
- пастано́ва noun (judicial decision)
- ука́з noun (edict or law)
Bulgarian
3 entries- декре́т noun (edict or law)
- постановле́ние noun (judicial decision)
- у́каз noun (edict or law)
Chinese Mandarin
4 entries- 上諭 /上谕 noun (edict or law)
- 判決 /判决 noun (judicial decision)
- 法令 noun (edict or law)
- 詔書 /诏书 noun (edict or law)
Czech
1 entries- dekret noun (edict or law)
Danish
4 entries- dekret noun (edict or law)
- dom noun (judicial decision)
- forordning noun (edict or law)
- bestemme verb (to command by a decree)
Egyptian
1 entries- wD-w-Y1 noun (edict or law)
Esperanto
2 entries- dekreto noun (edict or law)
- dekreti verb (to command by a decree)
Finnish
4 entries- asetus noun (edict or law)
- dekreetti noun (edict or law)
- määräys noun (edict or law)
- määräys noun (judicial decision)
French
2 entries- décret noun (edict or law)
- décréter verb (to command by a decree)
Galician
1 entries- decreto noun (edict or law)
Georgian
1 entries- ბრძანებულება noun (edict or law)
German
4 entries- Beschluss noun (judicial decision)
- Dekret noun (edict or law)
- Entscheid noun (judicial decision)
- Erlass noun (edict or law)
Gothic
1 entries- 𐌲𐌰𐌲𐍂𐌴𐍆𐍄𐍃 noun (edict or law)
Hindi
3 entries- अधिसूचना noun (edict or law)
- आज्ञा noun (edict or law)
- विधान noun (edict or law)
Hungarian
4 entries- dekrétum noun (edict or law)
- döntés noun (judicial decision)
- határozat noun (judicial decision)
- rendelet noun (edict or law)
Indonesian
2 entries- dekret noun (edict or law)
- titah noun (edict or law)
Irish
4 entries- acht noun (edict or law)
- achtaigh verb (to command by a decree)
- foraithin verb (to command by a decree)
- reachtaigh verb (to command by a decree)
Italian
2 entries- decreto noun (edict or law)
- ordinanza noun (edict or law)
Japanese
4 entries- 判決 noun (judicial decision)
- 命令 noun (edict or law)
- 詔勅 noun (edict or law)
- 詔書 noun (edict or law)
Kazakh
4 entries- жарлық noun (edict or law)
- әмір noun (edict or law)
- жарлық шығару verb (to command by a decree)
- әмір ету verb (to command by a decree)
Korean
3 entries- 결정 noun (judicial decision)
- 법령 noun (edict or law)
- 칙령 noun (edict or law)
Latin
4 entries- dēcrētum noun (edict or law)
- iussiō noun (edict or law)
- ēdictum noun (edict or law)
- scisco verb (to command by a decree)
Macedonian
1 entries- декре́т noun (edict or law)
Malay
1 entries- dekri noun (edict or law)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- forordning noun (edict or law)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- forordning noun (edict or law)
Old Armenian
1 entries- հրովարտակ noun (edict or law)
Old English
1 entries- sċrīfan verb (to command by a decree)
Ottoman Turkish
1 entries- امر noun (edict or law)
Persian
1 entries- فرمان noun (edict or law)
Polish
1 entries- dekret noun (edict or law)
Portuguese
3 entries- decreto noun (edict or law)
- decreto noun (judicial decision)
- decretar verb (to command by a decree)
Romanian
1 entries- decret noun (edict or law)
Russian
4 entries- декре́т noun (edict or law)
- постановле́ние noun (edict or law)
- постановле́ние noun (judicial decision)
- ука́з noun (edict or law)
Slovak
1 entries- dekrét noun (edict or law)
Spanish
4 entries- decreto noun (edict or law)
- decreto noun (judicial decision)
- ordenanza noun (judicial decision)
- decretar verb (to command by a decree)
Swahili
1 entries- dikrii noun (edict or law)
Swedish
4 entries- dekret noun (edict or law)
- förordning noun (edict or law)
- bestämma verb (to command by a decree)
- dekretera verb (to command by a decree)
Turkish
3 entries- genelge noun (edict or law)
- kararname noun (edict or law)
- sirküler noun (edict or law)
Ukrainian
4 entries- декре́т noun (edict or law)
- постано́ва noun (edict or law)
- постано́ва noun (judicial decision)
- ука́з noun (edict or law)
Zazaki
2 entries- ferman (diq) noun (edict or law)
- qanunname noun (edict or law)
Sample sentences
16 total sentences available.
The decree of a president of the republic expires with an end to the state of emergency.
Source: tatoeba (5172726)
She had no sooner taken it into her hand than, either because she was too quick and heedless, or because the decree of the fairy had so ordained, it ran into her hand, and she fell down in a swoon.
Source: tatoeba (6211733)
"Through shifting hazards, by the Fates' decree, / to Latin shores we steer, our promised land to see. / There quiet settlements the Fates display, / there Troy her ruined fortunes shall repair. / Bear up; reserve you for a happier day."
Source: tatoeba (6785081)
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