Noun: decree di'kree
- (law) a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge)
"a friend in New Mexico said that the decree caused no trouble out there";
- edict, fiat, order, rescript
- Issue a decree
"The King only can decree"
- Decide with authority
"The King decreed that all firstborn males should be killed";
- rule
Derived forms: decrees, decreeing, decreed
See also: close out
Type of: act, decide, declare, determine, enactment, make up one's mind, pronounce
Encyclopedia: Decree