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Decree - English meaning

dɪˈkriː

Decree – definitions in English dictionary

noun

An official order that has the force of law.

Usage examples:

The decree guaranteed freedom of assembly

Synonims:

OrderEdictCommandCommandmentMandateProclamationDictumFiatPromulgationPreceptLawStatuteActBillOrdinanceRegulationRuleInjunctionEnactmentManifestoUkasePronunciamentoFirman
verb

Order (something) by decree.

Usage examples:

The president decreed that the military was to be streamlined

Synonims:

OrderCommandRuleDictateLay downPrescribePronounceProclaimOrdainEnactAdjudgeEnjoinDirectDecideDetermine
noun

An order or statement of an official decision

Usage examples:

He refused to carry out the board’s decree., [ + that clause ] the olympic charter decrees that the…
noun

A judgment that is made in a court of law

Usage examples:

In december a court decree ended the strike., the dutch government issued a decree laying down stri…
noun

An official statement that something must happen

Usage examples:

The decree stopped short of a full declaration of independence., by decree more than 200 people wer…
verb

To officially decide or order that something must happen

Usage examples:

They decreed an end to discrimination on grounds of age., [ + that ] after the earthquake, the gove…

Decree translation into English

Decree: translate from English into Chinese

Translate decree into Chinese (Simplified)}
法令, 令, 旨意, 谕, 诏书, 诏令, 谕知

Decree: translate from English into Dutch

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Besluit, Decreet, Bepalen, Decreteren, Verordenen, Regeringsbesluit, Order geven

Decree: translate from English into French

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Décret, Décréter, Ordonnance, Jugement, Décision, Ordonner, Juger

Decree: translate from English into German

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Dekret, Verordnung, Erlass, Verfügung, Anordnung, Urteil, Gebot, Verfügen, Verordnen, Fügen

Decree: translate from English into Hindi

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हुक्मनामा, डिक्री, आज्ञा, निर्णय, राजाज्ञा, आज्ञप्ति, व्यवस्था, राजा की आज्ञा, न्यायिक निर्णय, आज्ञप्ति देना, आज्ञा देना, निर्णय करना, डिग्री

Decree: translate from English into Italian

Translate decree into Italian}
Decreto, Decretare, Sentenza, Ordinanza

Decree: translate from English into Korean

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법령, 명령, 신의, 법원의 명령, 명하다, 포고하다, 판결하다, 법령을 포고하다

Decree: translate from English into Russian

Translate decree into Russian}
Декрет, Указ, Постановление, Приказ, Решение, Декретировать, Постановлять, Издавать указ, Издавать декрет, Предписывать, Отдавать распоряжение

Decree: translate from English into Spanish

Translate decree into Spanish}
Decreto, Decretar, Orden, Disposición, Descanso, Estar de decreto

Word origin

Middle English (denoting an edict issued by an ecclesiastical council to settle a point of doctrine or discipline): from Old French decre, decret, from Latin decretum ‘something decided’, fro

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