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decree

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noun

de·​cree di-ˈkrē How to pronounce decree (audio)
1
: an order usually having the force of law
a judicial decree
by royal decree
2
a
: a religious ordinance enacted by council or titular head
a papal decree
b
: a foreordaining will
God's decree
3
a
: a judicial decision of the Roman emperor
b
: a judicial decision especially in an equity (see equity sense 3a) court or probate court

decree

2 of 2

verb

decreed; decreeing

transitive verb

1
: to command or enjoin by or as if by decree
decree an amnesty
2
: to determine or order judicially
decree a punishment
decreer noun

Example Sentences

Noun The President issued a decree making the day a national holiday. Their marriage was annulled by judicial decree. Verb The government decreed a national holiday. The change was decreed by the President. The City Council has decreed that all dogs must be kept on a leash.
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Iran’s government has long since distanced itself from Khomeini’s decree, but anti-Rushdie sentiment lingered. Andrew Mark Miller, Fox News, 8 Sep. 2022 Ever since Bolsonaro’s decree last year allowing active-duty military to hold public office , the border between his government and Brazil’s military leadership has been increasingly blurred. Rodrigo Pedroso, CNN, 7 Sep. 2022 Through a 1920 decree from the Moscow Patriarch, Orthodox Christians in exile were allowed to govern themselves independently from Moscow while the mother church was essentially a hostage of the Soviets. Mariya Manzhos, Washington Post, 6 Sep. 2022 The government in Kyiv has repeatedly urged people to leave, issuing a decree on mandatory evacuation in August. Matthew Luxmoore, WSJ, 2 Sep. 2022 The assessment generally matched that of US officials, who said last week that Putin’s decree would do little good in replacing forces killed in the first six months of the war. Shashank Bengali, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Aug. 2022 Putin’s decree also comes one day after President Joe Biden announced a $3 billion arms package for Ukraine, the biggest tranche of military assistance from the U.S. since the invasion began in February. Brian Bushard, Forbes, 25 Aug. 2022 The decree Putin signed did not say whether the increase would be accomplished by expanding the draft, recruiting more volunteers, or both. Inna Varenytsia, Anchorage Daily News, 25 Aug. 2022 Putin’s decree will increase the number of combat personnel in the Russian armed forces by about 10%, to 1.15 million. Yuliya Talmazan, NBC News, 25 Aug. 2022
Verb
The league’s biggest sanction so far has been to decree the Stanley Cup won’t visit Russia this summer when the trophy makes the rounds among the winners, which will affect only Valeri Nichushkin of the Colorado Avalanche. Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2022 If the Fed could actually decree credit costless there quite simply wouldn’t be any credit to access. John Tamny, Forbes, 6 July 2022 If the Fed can decree credit free as the simple in our midst routinely claim, why do Valley startups routinely hand over large equity positions to venture capitalists in return for cash? John Tamny, Forbes, 22 May 2022 As such, we, U.S. Citizens for Age Forgiveness Now!, are agitating for an executive order, to take effect on March 13th, which will officially decree that the past two years do not count toward the age of any American. David Kamp, The New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2022 Finally, the bill would clarify that the vice president has no power to decree whether electors will be counted. Damon Linker, The Week, 11 Jan. 2022 Swinney’s 6-7 team in 2010 — his second season as Tigers head coach — led decision-makers to decree sweeping staff changes, leading to Napier’s unceremonious ouster. Edgar Thompson, orlandosentinel.com, 28 Nov. 2021 Unquestionably, we are getting rid of this stain and will decree so immediately. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, National Review, 13 Oct. 2021 Assuming central banks decree what market forces never would (a negative cost of capital), actual market actors will hoover up more and more of the savings repelled by central banks in a sense begging to be put out to pasture. John Tamny, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2021 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun and Verb

Middle English, from Anglo-French decré, from Latin decretum, from neuter of decretus, past participle of decernere to decide, from de- + cernere to sift, decide — more at certain

First Known Use

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of decree was in the 14th century

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