📖 Definitions of "Decrees"
noun
- 1
An edict or law.
- 2
The judicial decision in a litigated cause rendered by a court of equity.
- 3
The determination of a cause in a court of admiralty or court of probate.
- 4
A predetermination made by God; an act of providence.
verb
- 1
To command by a decree.
"A court decrees a restoration of property."
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Decrees"
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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. |
| actnoun | (countable) An instance of a certain standardized college admissions test in the United States, originally called the American College Test. |
| actsnoun | (biblical) Clipping of Acts of the Apostles. [(biblical) The fifth book in the New Testament of the Bible.] |
| by-lawsnoun | Alternative spelling of bylaw. [A local custom or law of a settlement or district.] |
| ceremoniesnoun | An official gathering to celebrate, commemorate, or otherwise mark some event. |
| decisionsnoun | The act of deciding. |
| decree-lawnoun | — |
| edictsnoun | A proclamation of law or other authoritative command. |
| enactmentsnoun | (law) The act of making (a bill) into law. |
| judgementsnoun | (chiefly Commonwealth) Alternative spelling of judgment. [The act of judging.] |
| judgmentsnoun | The conclusion or result of judging; an opinion; a decision. |
| lawsnoun | (US, slang, street slang, uncommon) The police. |
| oicnoun | Initialism of Organization of Islamic Cooperation. |
| ordainsverb | (religion) To admit into the ministry, for example as a priest, bishop, minister or Buddhist monk, or to authorize as a rabbi. |
| order-in-councilnoun | (law) In some Commonwealth parliamentary systems, a legally-enforceable decree by the executive branch of a government. |
| ordersnoun | A surname |
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