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Decree

🔄 Synonyms of "Decree"

5 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
ordernoun	(countable) A command.
rulenoun	A regulation, law, guideline.
edictnoun	A proclamation of law or other authoritative command.
rescriptnoun	A rewriting, a document copied or written again.
fiatnoun	An arbitrary or authoritative command or order to do something; an effectual decree.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Decree"

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Word	Definition
edictnoun	A proclamation of law or other authoritative command.
rulenoun	A regulation, law, guideline.
fiatnoun	An arbitrary or authoritative command or order to do something; an effectual decree.
rescriptnoun	A rewriting, a document copied or written again.
ordernoun	(countable) A command.
judgementnoun	(chiefly Commonwealth) Alternative spelling of judgment. [The act of judging.]
judgmentnoun	The conclusion or result of judging; an opinion; a decision.
regulationnoun	(countable) A law or administrative rule, issued by an organization, used to guide or prescribe the conduct of members of that organization.
statutenoun	A written law or ordinance passed by a legislative body.
lawnoun	(usually with "the") The body of binding rules and regulations, customs, and standards established in a community by its legislative and judicial authorities.
arbitral	Relating to arbitration.
warrantnoun	(law, countable) A judicial writ authorizing an officer to make a search, seizure, or arrest, or to execute a judgment.
injunctionnoun	(law) A writ or process, granted by a court of equity, and, in some cases, under statutes, by a court of law, whereby a party is required to do or to refrain from doing certain acts, according to the exigency of the writ.
rulingnoun	An order or a decision on a point of law from someone in authority.
decreetnoun	(Scots law) The final judgment of the Court of Session, or of an inferior court, by which the question at issue is decided.
legislationnoun	A law which has been enacted by legislature or other governing body.
ordinancenoun	(US) A local law, passed by e.g. a city.
order-in-councilnoun	(law) In some Commonwealth parliamentary systems, a legally-enforceable decree by the executive branch of a government.
instructionnoun	(uncountable) The act of instructing, teaching, or providing with information or knowledge.
writnoun	(countable, law) A written order, issued by a court, ordering someone to do (or stop doing) something.