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Meaning of decree | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Standard
dɪˈkɹiː

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

العربية أمر إرادة المرسوم مرسوم
Azərbaycanca Fərman göstəriş
Български указ
Bosanski akt dekret dom odredba ukaz декрет одредба указ
Čeština dekret
Dansk bestemme dekret dom
Deutsch Aussendung Beschluss bestimmen Dekret dekretieren Entscheid Erlass Gerichtsentscheid Verfügen Verfügung verordnen Verordnung
Esperanto dekreti dekreto
Español decretar decreto ordenanza
فارسی فرمان
Suomi asetus dekreetti julistaa maarata määräys päätös
Français décréé décret décréter
Gaeilge acht achtaigh reachtaigh
Gàidhlig reachd
Galego decreto
עברית אומר גזרה צו
हिन्दी अधिसूचना आज्ञा विधान
Hrvatski akt dekret dom odredba ukaz декрет одредба указ
Magyar dekrétum döntés elrendel határoz határozat rendelet rendelkezik végzés
Հայերեն պատգամ
Bahasa Indonesia dekret surat keputusan titah
Italiano decreto ordinanza
日本語 令 判決 命令 詔勅 詔書
ქართული ბრძანებულება
Қазақша әмір жарлық
한국어 결정 법령 칙령
Kurdî dom Îlam فرمان
Latina bannus dēcrētum ēdictum institutum iussiō sanctio scīscō scitum scitus
Македонски декрет
Bahasa Melayu dekri
Polski akt aktowy dekret
Português decretar decreto
Română decret
Русский декрет постановление указ
Српски akt dekret dom odredba ukaz декрет одредба указ
Svenska bestämma dekret dekretera förordna förordning kungörelse påbjuda
Kiswahili dikrii
ไทย ตำรา บัณฑูร
Türkçe genelge ilam kararname sirküler
Українська декре́т постано́ва указ
Tiếng Việt lệnh nghị định 旨

Examples

“There went out a decree from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be taxed.”
“Poor hand, why quiverest thou at this decree?”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

decree absolute decree arbitral decree nisi decree time Decreed Decreeing

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