| decree | | |
| n. (communication) | 1. decree, edict, fiat, order, rescript | 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" |
| ~ act, enactment | a legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body. |
| ~ consent decree | an agreement between two parties that is sanctioned by the court; for example, a company might agree to stop certain questionable practices without admitting guilt. |
| ~ curfew | an order that after a specific time certain activities (as being outside on the streets) are prohibited. |
| ~ decree nisi | a decree issued on a first petition for divorce; becomes absolute at some later date. |
| ~ imperial decree | a decree issued by a sovereign ruler. |
| ~ judicial separation, legal separation | a judicial decree regulating the rights and responsibilities of a married couple living apart. |
| ~ programma | an edict that has been publicly posted. |
| ~ ban, proscription, prohibition | a decree that prohibits something. |
| ~ stay | a judicial order forbidding some action until an event occurs or the order is lifted.; "the Supreme Court has the power to stay an injunction pending an appeal to the whole Court" |
| ~ papal bull, bull | a formal proclamation issued by the pope (usually written in antiquated characters and sealed with a leaden bulla). |
| ~ law, jurisprudence | the collection of rules imposed by authority.; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" |
| v. (communication) | 2. decree | issue a decree.; "The King only can decree" |
| ~ ordain | issue an order. |
| ~ declare | state emphatically and authoritatively.; "He declared that he needed more money to carry out the task he was charged with" |
| ~ enact, ordain | order by virtue of superior authority; decree.; "The King ordained the persecution and expulsion of the Jews"; "the legislature enacted this law in 1985" |
| v. (cognition) | 3. decree, rule | decide with authority.; "The King decreed that all firstborn males should be killed" |
| ~ decide, make up one's mind, determine | reach, make, or come to a decision about something.; "We finally decided after lengthy deliberations" |
| ~ override, overrule, overthrow, overturn, reverse | rule against.; "The Republicans were overruled when the House voted on the bill" |
| ~ rule in, rule out | include or exclude by determining judicially or in agreement with rules. |
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