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English noun: decree | |||
| 1. | decree (communication) a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge) | ||
| Samples | A friend in New Mexico said that the order caused no trouble out there. | ||
| Synonyms | edict, fiat, order, rescript | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | act, enactment | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | ban, bull, consent decree, curfew, decree nisi, imperial decree, judicial separation, legal separation, papal bull, programma, prohibition, proscription, stay | ||
| Domain category | jurisprudence, law | ||
English verb: decree | |||
| 1. | decree (communication) issue a decree | ||
| Samples | The King only can decree. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | declare | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | enact, ordain, ordain | ||
| 2. | decree (cognition) decide with authority | ||
| Samples | The King decreed that all firstborn males should be killed. | ||
| Synonyms | rule | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | decide, determine, make up one's mind | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | override, overrule, overthrow, overturn, reverse, rule in, rule out | ||
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