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Decrees

An edict or law.

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noun
  1. 1

    An edict or law.

  2. 2

    The judicial decision in a litigated cause rendered by a court of equity.

  3. 3

    The determination of a cause in a court of admiralty or court of probate.

  4. 4

    A predetermination made by God; an act of providence.

verb
  1. 1

    To command by a decree.

    "A court decrees a restoration of property."

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Decrees"

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WordDefinition
edictnounA proclamation of law or other authoritative command.
rulenounA regulation, law, guideline.
fiatnounAn arbitrary or authoritative command or order to do something; an effectual decree.
rescriptnounA 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-lawsnounAlternative spelling of bylaw. [A local custom or law of a settlement or district.]
ceremoniesnounAn official gathering to celebrate, commemorate, or otherwise mark some event.
decisionsnounThe act of deciding.
decree-lawnoun
edictsnounA 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.]
judgmentsnounThe conclusion or result of judging; an opinion; a decision.
lawsnoun(US, slang, street slang, uncommon) The police.
oicnounInitialism 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.
ordersnounA surname

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