decree

Definitions

1. An edict or law
2. An edict or law.
3. The judicial decision in a litigated cause rendered by a court of equity
4. The judicial decision in a litigated cause rendered by a court of equity.
5. The determination of a cause in a court of admiralty or court of probate
6. The determination of a cause in a court of admiralty or court of probate.
7. A predetermination made by God; an act of providence
8. A predetermination made by God; an act of providence.
9. To command by a decree

Equivalents

Examples

“There went out a decree from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be taxed.”

“Poor hand, why quiverest thou at this decree?”

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