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noun
1.
a formal and authoritative order, especially one having the force of law: a presidential decree.
2.
Law. a judicial decision or order.
3.
Theology. one of the eternal purposes of God, by which events are foreordained.
verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
4.
to command, ordain, or decide by decree.
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Decree
is always a great word to know.
So is indictment. Does it mean:
| such constraint or coercion as will render void a contract or other legal act entered or performed under its influence |
| a formal accusation initiating a criminal case, presented by a grand jury and usually required for felonies and other serious crimes |
Origin:
1275–1325; (noun) Middle English decre < Anglo-French decre, decret < Latin dēcrētum, noun use of neuter of dēcrētus, past participle of dēcernere; see decern; (v.) Middle English decreen, derivative of the noun
1275–1325; (noun) Middle English decre < Anglo-French decre, decret < Latin dēcrētum, noun use of neuter of dēcrētus, past participle of dēcernere; see decern; (v.) Middle English decreen, derivative of the noun
Related forms
pre·de·cree, verb (used with object), -creed, -cree·ing.
un·de·creed, adjective
well-de·creed, adjective
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Example Sentences
- The decree authorises police raids without warrant, the use of anonymous witnesses and secret evidence.
- Two political parties scrambled into existence after the decree.
- To decree these pictures ""miniatures'' obscures their importance, depth, range and variety.
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World English Dictionary
| decree (dɪˈkriː) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | an edict, law, etc, made by someone in authority |
| 2. | decree nisi See decree absolute an order or judgment of a court made after hearing a suit, esp in matrimonial proceedings |
| —vb , decrees, decreeing, decreed | |
| 3. | to order, adjudge, or ordain by decree |
| [C14: from Old French decre, from Latin dēcrētum ordinance, from dēcrētus decided, past participle of dēcernere to determine; see | |
| de'creeable | |
| —adj | |
| de'creer | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
decree
c.1300, from O.Fr. decre, variant of decret, from L. decretum, neut. of decretus, pp. of decernere "to decree, decide, pronounce a decision," from de- + cernere "to separate" (see crisis).
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