Decree Synonyms

dĭ-krē
A principle governing affairs within or among political units
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. law
  2. canon
  3. edict
  4. institute
  5. ordinance
  6. precept
  7. prescription
  8. regulation
  9. rule
An authoritative or official decision, especially one made by a court
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. edict
  2. judgment
  3. pronouncement
  4. proclamation
  5. fiat
  6. order
  7. determination
  8. ordinance
  9. command
  10. decretal
  11. decretum
  12. enjoin
  13. mandate
  14. ordain
  15. ruling
  16. pronunciamento
  17. rescript.--v. enact
  18. rescript
To make a decision about (a controversy or dispute, for example) after deliberation, as in a court of law
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. decide
  2. proclaim
  3. adjudge
  4. adjudicate
  5. announce
  6. arbitrate
  7. determine
  8. pronounce
  9. judge
  10. referee
  11. ordain
  12. rule
  13. umpire
Synonyms:
(Adjective)
  1. nisi

Words Related to Decree

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Decree Sentence Examples

  • The last decree proposed the convocation of a national council.

  • The Roman decree was again disregarded.

  • The Sciacca reefs were again closed for three winters by a decree of 1904.

  • Napoleon III issues a decree and the French go to Mexico.

  • The Berlin Decree gave it a wide extension.

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