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decree
Universal Words
noun, verb
noun
1 [C,U] an official order from a ruler or a government that becomes the law:
to issue / sign a decree * a presidential / royal decree * a leader who rules by decree (= not in a DEMOCRATIC way)
2 [C] a decision that is made in a court of law
verb (decreeing, decreed, decreed) to decide, judge or order sth officially:
[VN] The government decreed a state of emergency. * [VNthat] It was decreed that the following day would be a holiday. [also V, Vwh-]
