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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.
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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.
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              Poor hand, why quiverest thou at this decree?
                                                    --Shak.
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     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.
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     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.
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              Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be
              established unto thee.                --Job xxii.
                                                    28.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To ordain by fate.
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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.
     διατάσσω

From 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, määrätä

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  decree
     Engelska n.
     dekret, förordning
     Engelska vb.
     dekretera, förordna

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Decree /dɪkɹˈiː/
  المرسوم

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  decree //dɪˈkɹiː// 
  1. декре́т, у́каз
  edict or law
  2. постановле́ние
  judicial decision

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  decree /dɪkɹˈiː/ 
  nařízení

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  decree /dɪkɹˈiː/ 
  nařídit

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  decree /dɪkɹˈiː/ 
  dekret

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  decree /dɪkɹˈiː/ 
  rozhodnutí

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  decree /dɪkɹˈiː/ 
  usnesení

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  decree /dɪkɹˈiː/ 
  vyhlásit

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  decree /dɪkɹˈiː/ 
  výnos

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  decree /dɪkɹˈiː/
  edikt

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:eng-cym ]

  decree /dɪkɹˈiː/ 
  deddfu 

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  decree /dɪkɹˈiː/
  Dekret  [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
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  decree /dɪkɹˈiː/
  gerichtliche Verfügung , gerichtliche Anordnung  [jur.]
     Synonym: court decree
  
   see: court decrees, decrees
  

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  decree /dɪkɹˈiː/
  
  θέσπισμα, θεσπίζω, διάταγμα

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  decree //dɪˈkɹiː// 
  1. määräys, päätös 2.
  determination of a cause
   3.
  judicial decision
  2. asetus, dekreetti, määräys
  edict or law

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  decree //dɪˈkɹiː// 
  antaa asetus, julistaa, määrätä
  to command by a decree

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  decree /dɪkɹˈiː/ 
  1. आदेश
        "The decree was issued by a ruler."
  2. आज्ञाप्ति
        "The decree was issued by the courts against the accessed."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  decree /dɪkɹˈiː/
  dekret, isprava, ispravom, nalog, naredba, odluka, odredba, proglas, proglasiti, ukaz, uredba

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  decree /dɪkɹˈiː/
  1. dekrétum
  2. rendelet

From English-Bahasa Indonesia FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-ind ]

  decree //dɪˈkɹiː// 
  dekret, titah
  edict or law

From English-Italian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 :   [ freedict:eng-ita ]

  decree /dɪkɹˈiː/
  decreto

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  decree //dɪˈkɹiː// 
  1. 命令, 詔勅, 詔書
  edict or law
  2. 判決
  judicial decision

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  decree /dɪˈkri:/
  I.    zarządzać, dekretować
  II.    dekret

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  decree /dikriː/
  1. decreto
  2. decretar

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  decree //dɪˈkɹiː// 
  dekret, förordning
  edict or law

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  decree //dɪˈkɹiː// 
  bestämma, dekretera, förordna, påbjuda
  to command by a decree

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  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 ]

  

/dɪˈkɹi/

From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) :   [ bouvier ]

  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 floor
  
  

From 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

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