decretive

 [dih-kree-tiv]  

de·cre·tive

   [dih-kree-tiv]
adjective
having the force of a decree; pertaining to a decree.
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Origin:
1600–10; < Latin dēcrēt(um) decree + -ive

Related forms
de·cre·tive·ly, adverb
un·de·cre·tive, adjective
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