[dɪˈkriː], (Noun)

Definitions:
- an official order that has the force of law
(e.g: the decree guaranteed freedom of assembly)


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Origin:
Middle English (denoting an edict issued by an ecclesiastical council to settle a point of doctrine or discipline): from Old French decre, decret, from Latin decretum ‘something decided’, from decernere ‘decide’

[dɪˈkriː], (Verb)

Definitions:
- order (something) by decree
(e.g: the president decreed that the military was to be streamlined)


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English (denoting an edict issued by an ecclesiastical council to settle a point of doctrine or discipline): from Old French decre, decret, from Latin decretum ‘something decided’, from decernere ‘decide’