decree
An edict or law.
Other meanings
The judicial decision in a litigated cause rendered by a court of equity.
The determination of a cause in a court of admiralty or court of probate.
Synonyms
- edict
- order
Related words
- counterdecree
- decreer
- postdecree
- predecree
- consent decree
- decree nisi
- final decree
- decree absolute
- decree arbitral
- decree time
- imperial decree
Word history
From Latin "dēcrētum".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “decree” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.