Decree

Related Terms:

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Definitions:

Noun

decree edict fiat order rescript

Definition: 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 order caused no trouble out there"

Definition: An edict or law.

Verb

decree

Definition: issue a decree; "The King only can decree"

rule decree

Definition: decide with authority; "The King decreed that all firstborn males should be killed"

Definition: To command by a decree.