Decree - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |dɪˈkriː|  American pronunciation of the word decree
Brit.  |dɪˈkriː|  British pronunciation of the word decree

noun

- a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge) (syn: edict, fiat, order, rescript)

verb

- issue a decree
The King only can decree
- decide with authority (syn: rule)
The King decreed that all firstborn males should be killed

Extra examples

The President issued a decree making the day a national holiday.

Their marriage was annulled by judicial decree.

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.

The government decreed that a new tax be / should be imposed.

The Emperor issued the decree repealing martial law.

The King decreed that there should be an end to the fighting.

The King only can decree

The King decreed that all firstborn males should be killed

The king issued a decree forbidding all protests.

He announced that henceforth he would rule by decree (=make all the important decisions himself).

The decree officially dissolved the marriage

Bismarck was constantly criticised by the more liberal newspapers, and he retaliated by passing an emergency decree that effectually muzzled the press

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: decree
he/she/it: decrees
present participle: decreeing
past tense: decreed
past participle: decreed
noun
singular: decree
plural: decrees
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