Definitions | decree |
| noun
- An edict or law.
(Decrees)
- (legal): The judicial decision in a litigated cause rendered by a court of equity.
- (legal): The determination of a cause in a court of admiralty, or a court of probate.
- Note: It is accurate to use the word judgment for a decision of a court of law, and from a court of equity, although the former term now includes both.
verb (decree, d)
- To command by a decree.
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