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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Decree \De*cree"\, v. i. To make decrees; -- used absolutely. [1913 Webster] Father eternal! thine is to decree; Mine, both in heaven and earth to do thy will. --Milton. [1913 Webster]From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Decree \De*cree"\, n. [OE. decre, F. d['e]cret, fr. L. decretum, neut. decretus, p. p. of decernere to decide; de- + cernere to decide. See Certain, and cf. Decreet, Decretal.] 1. An order from one having authority, deciding what is to be done by a subordinate; also, a determination by one having power, deciding what is to be done or to take place; edict, law; authoritative ru?? decision. ``The decrees of Venice.'' --Sh???. [1913 Webster] There went out a decree from C[ae]sar Augustus that all the world should be taxed. --Luke ii. 1. [1913 Webster] Poor hand, why quiverest thou at this decree? --Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. (Law) (a) A decision, order, or sentence, given in a cause by a court of equity or admiralty. (b) A determination or judgment of an umpire on a case submitted to him. --Brande. [1913 Webster] 3. (Eccl.) An edict or law made by a council for regulating any business within their jurisdiction; as, the decrees of ecclesiastical councils. Syn: Law; regulation; edict; ordinance. See Law. [1913 Webster]From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Decree \De*cree"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Decreed; p. pr. & vb. n. Decreeing.] 1. To determine judicially by authority, or by decree; to constitute by edict; to appoint by decree or law; to determine; to order; to ordain; as, a court decrees a restoration of property. [1913 Webster] Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee. --Job xxii. 28. [1913 Webster] 2. To ordain by fate. [1913 Webster]From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Decree \De*cree"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Decreed; p. pr. & vb. n. Decreeing.] 1. To determine judicially by authority, or by decree; to constitute by edict; to appoint by decree or law; to determine; to order; to ordain; as, a court decrees a restoration of property. Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee. --Job xxii. 28. 2. To ordain by fate.From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Decree \De*cree"\, n. [OE. decre, F. d['e]cret, fr. L. decretum, neut. decretus, p. p. of decernere to decide; de- + cernere to decide. See Certain, and cf. Decreet, Decretal.] 1. An order from one having authority, deciding what is to be done by a subordinate; also, a determination by one having power, deciding what is to be done or to take place; edict, law; authoritative ru?? decision. ``The decrees of Venice.'' --Sh???. There went out a decree from C[ae]sar Augustus that all the world should be taxed. --Luke ii. 1. Poor hand, why quiverest thou at this decree? --Shak. 2. (Law) (a) A decision, order, or sentence, given in a cause by a court of equity or admiralty. (b) A determination or judgment of an umpire on a case submitted to him. --Brande. 3. (Eccl.) An edict or law made by a council for regulating any business within their jurisdiction; as, the decrees of ecclesiastical councils. Syn: Law; regulation; edict; ordinance. See Law.From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Decree \De*cree"\, v. i. To make decrees; -- used absolutely. Father eternal! thine is to decree; Mine, both in heaven and earth to do thy will. --Milton.From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
decree n : 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" [syn: edict, fiat, order, rescript] v 1: issue a decree; "The King only can decree" 2: decide with authority; "The King decreed that all first-born males should be killed" [syn: rule]From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
decree Αγγλικά n. το διάταγμα Αγγλικά vb. διατάσσωFrom English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
decree n. 1 An edict or law. 2 (lb en legal) The judicial decision in a litigated cause rendered by a court of equity. 3 (lb en legal) The determination of a cause in a court of admiralty or court of probate. 4 (lb en religion) A predetermination made by God; an act of providence. vb. To command by a decree.From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
decree n. 1 An edict or law. 2 (lb en legal) The judicial decision in a litigated cause rendered by a court of equity. 3 (lb en legal) The determination of a cause in a court of admiralty or court of probate. 4 (lb en religion) A predetermination made by God; an act of providence. vb. To command by a decree.From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
decree n. 1 An edict or law. 2 (lb en legal) The judicial decision in a litigated cause rendered by a court of equity. 3 (lb en legal) The determination of a cause in a court of admiralty or court of probate. 4 (lb en religion) A predetermination made by God; an act of providence. vb. To command by a decree.From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
decree n. 1 An edict or law. 2 (lb en legal) The judicial decision in a litigated cause rendered by a court of equity. 3 (lb en legal) The determination of a cause in a court of admiralty or court of probate. 4 (lb en religion) A predetermination made by God; an act of providence. vb. To command by a decree.From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
decree Englanti n. (yhteys oikeustiede k=en) asetus, määräys Englanti vb. (yhteys politiikka k=en) säätää, määrätäFrom Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
decree Engelska n. dekret, förordning Engelska vb. dekretera, förordnaFrom English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]
Decree /dɪkɹˈiː/ المرسومFrom English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]
decree //dɪˈkɹiː//From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]1. декре́т, у́каз edict or law 2. постановле́ние judicial decision
decree /dɪkɹˈiː/From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]nařízení
decree /dɪkɹˈiː/From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]nařídit
decree /dɪkɹˈiː/From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]dekret
decree /dɪkɹˈiː/From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]rozhodnutí
decree /dɪkɹˈiː/From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]usnesení
decree /dɪkɹˈiː/From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]vyhlásit
decree /dɪkɹˈiː/From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]výnos
decree /dɪkɹˈiː/ ediktFrom Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 : [ freedict:eng-cym ]
decree /dɪkɹˈiː/From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]deddfu
decree /dɪkɹˈiː/ DekretFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ][pol.] Note: eines Staatsoberhaupts "decree of the Russian head of state" - Dekret des russischen Staatsoberhaupts, Ukas "issue a decree" - ein Dekret erlassen "rule by decree" - per Dekret regieren Synonym: fiat see: decrees, fiats, executive order of the US president, ukase, ukaz, by fiat
decree /dɪkɹˈiː/ gerichtliche VerfügungFrom English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 : [ freedict:eng-ell ], gerichtliche Anordnung [jur.] Synonym: court decree see: court decrees, decrees
decree /dɪkɹˈiː/ θέσπισμα, θεσπίζω, διάταγμαFrom English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-fin ]
decree //dɪˈkɹiː//From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-fin ]1. määräys, päätös 2. determination of a cause 3. judicial decision 2. asetus, dekreetti, määräys edict or law
decree //dɪˈkɹiː//From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 : [ freedict:eng-hin ]antaa asetus, julistaa, määrätä to command by a decree
decree /dɪkɹˈiː/From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 : [ freedict:eng-hrv ]1. आदेश "The decree was issued by a ruler." 2. आज्ञाप्ति "The decree was issued by the courts against the accessed."
decree /dɪkɹˈiː/ dekret, isprava, ispravom, nalog, naredba, odluka, odredba, proglas, proglasiti, ukaz, uredbaFrom English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 : [ freedict:eng-hun ]
decree /dɪkɹˈiː/ 1. dekrétum 2. rendeletFrom English-Bahasa Indonesia FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-ind ]
decree //dɪˈkɹiː//From English-Italian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 : [ freedict:eng-ita ]dekret, titah edict or law
decree /dɪkɹˈiː/ decretoFrom English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-jpn ]
decree //dɪˈkɹiː//From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 : [ freedict:eng-pol ]1. 命令, 詔勅, 詔書 edict or law 2. 判決 judicial decision
decree /dɪˈkri:/ I.From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 : [ freedict:eng-por ]zarządzać, dekretować II. dekret
decree /dikriː/ 1. decreto 2. decretarFrom English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-swe ]
decree //dɪˈkɹiː//From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-swe ]dekret, förordning edict or law
decree //dɪˈkɹiː//From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 : [ freedict:eng-tur ]bestämma, dekretera, förordna, påbjuda to command by a decree
decree /dɪkɹˈiː/ 1. resmi emir, irade, karar, hüküm, kararname. decree nisi (huk.) altı ay zarfında aksi sabit olmadığı takdirde icra mevkiine giren boşanma kararı.From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 : [ freedict:eng-tur ]
decree /dɪkɹˈiː/ 1. emretmek, buyurmak 2. hüküm vermek, karar vermek.From IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]
From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) : [ bouvier ]/dɪˈkɹi/
DECREE, practice. The judgment or sentence of a court of equity. 2. It is either interlocutory or final. The former is given on some plea or issue arising in the cause, which does not decide the main question; the latter settles the matter in dispute, and a final decree has the same effect as a judgment at law. 2 Madd. Ch. 462; 1 Chan. Cas. 27; 2 Vern. 89; 4 Bro. P. C. 287.; Vide 7r-Vin[?]. Ab. 394; 7 Com. Dig. 445; 1 Supp. to Ves. Jr. 223 Bouv. Inst. Index, h.t.From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) : [ bouvier ]
DECREE, legislation. In some countries as in France, some acts of the legislature, or of the sovereign, which have the force of law, are called decrees; as, the Berlin and Milan decrees.From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 : [ moby-thesaurus ]
176 Moby Thesaurus words for "decree": act, act on, action, adjudge, announcement, appointment, authorize, award, behest, bid, bidding, bill, brevet, bull, bylaw, call on, call the signals, call upon, canon, charge, charging, choose, choose to, command, commission, compel, condemn, condemnation, consideration, constitute, constrain, decide, decision, declaration, declare, declare lawful, decree-law, decreement, decretal, decretum, deliverance, demand, desire, determination, determine, diagnosis, dictate, dictation, dictum, diktat, direct, direction, directive, doom, edict, edictum, enact, enact laws, enactment, enjoin, establish, fiat, filibuster, find, find against, find for, finding, force, foredestiny, foregone conclusion, foreknowledge, foreordination, form, formality, formula, formulary, formulate, get the floor, give an order, give the word, have the floor, impose, injunction, institution, instruct, instruction, ipse dixit, issue a command, issue a writ, judgement, jus, kill, law, lay down, legalize, legislate, legislation, legitimate, legitimatize, legitimize, lex, lobby through, logroll, make a regulation, make legal, mandate, manifesto, measure, necessity, oblige, ordain, order, order about, ordinance, ordonnance, pass, pass judgment, pass sentence, pigeonhole, pocket, precedent, precept, predestination, predetermination, preordination, prescience, prescribe, prescript, prescription, proclaim, proclamation, prognosis, promulgate, promulgation, pronounce, pronounce judgment, pronounce on, pronouncement, pronunciamento, put in force, put through, railroad through, regulate, regulation, report, require, rescript, resolution, resolve, return a verdict, roll logs, rubric, rule, ruling, sanction, say the word, see fit, senatus consult, senatus consultum, sentence, set, standing order, statute, table, take the floor, think fit, think good, think proper, ukase, utter a judgment, validate, verdict, veto, will, wish, yield the floorFrom Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary : [ stardic ]
n. 法令,判决;From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]
n. 法令,判决,圣旨 vt. 颁布,判决 vi. 发布命令