decree, edict, fiat, order, rescript (verb)

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"

decree (verb)

issue a decree

"The King only can decree"

rule, decree (verb)

decide with authority

"The King decreed that all firstborn males should be killed"

decree (Noun)

An edict or law.

decree (Noun)

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

decree (Noun)

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

decree (Verb)

To command by a decree.

Decree

A decree is a rule of law usually issued by a head of state, according to certain procedures. It has the force of law. The particular term used for this concept may vary from country to country—the executive orders made by the President of the United States, for example, are decrees. In non-legal English usage, however, the term refers to any authoritarian decision.

Decree

A decree is a legal proclamation, usually issued by a head of state such as the president of a republic, or a monarch (a royal decree), according to certain procedures (usually established in a constitution). It has the force of law. The particular term used for this concept may vary from country to country. The executive orders made by the President of the United States, for example, are decrees (although a decree is not exactly an order).