decree
decree
Definition
de·cree (dē krē′, di krē′)
noun
- an official order, edict, or decision, as of a church, government, court, etc.
- something that is or seems to be foreordained
Etymology: ME decre < OFr decret < L decretum, neut. of decretus, pp. of decernere, to decree < de-, from + cernere, to sift, judge: see certain
transitive verb -·creed′, -·cree′·ing
to order, decide, or appoint by decree or officially
intransitive verb
to issue a decree; ordain
decree
Synonyms
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Synonyms
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Law Definition
n
A court judgment, especially
in a court of equity, bankruptcy, admiralty, divorce, or probate.
consent decree
A written settlement by the parties to a litigation, in the form
of a decree signed by the judge.
decree absolute
A final decree entered by the court, after the waiting period
set in a decree
nisi has expired, without the adverse party persuading the court to set
it aside.
decree nisi
A proposed final decree by a court, which will not become final
until the expiration of a time period, during which the adversely affected
party is given the opportunity to show the court why it should be set aside.
decree
Usage Examples
Object
- fate: Indeed they would not have been unworthy victors had fate decreed otherwise.
Converse of object
- pronounce: Once the court has pronounced the decree nisi, a formal court order is prepared.
- elect: Far from being necessary for the fulfillment of Godâs electing decree, the Fall was a departure from Godâs purpose for humanity.
- enforce: We will then enforce the decree against the party liable.
- grant: He also granted decree for removing against the defender in terms of the second crave of the initial writ.
- sign: You know I was going to sign the decree for the tank program.
Adjective modifier
- presidential: He was retired from military service by Presidential decree on 30 December 2000.
- papal: No papal decrees, no oral tradition, no latter-day prophesy can contain truth apart from Scripture that is genuinely fundamental.
- royal: The solution was to get him made Master of Arts in 1819 by royal decree.
- divine: It is an authoritative divine decree by God's determined judgment.
- eternal: Our vote cometh too late to retract and alter God's eternal decrees.
- ministerial: Acts 2935 and 1402 were supplemented by several ministerial decrees having the force of law.
Modifies a noun
- No.: Article 11: Decree No. 424 dated 10 May 1990 is hereby repealed.
Noun used with modifier
- divorce: A second filing of the case resulted in a divorce decree in 1883.
- summary: Summary decree can only be granted once defenses have been lodged.
- limitation: Antara Koh was therefore not entitled to a limitation decree.
- consent: Let's talk a bit about your responsibility for technical documentation related to the US Department of Justice consent decree.
Preposition: of
- nullity: There is no requirement to have been married for more than 12 months to apply for a decree of nullity.
- divorce: This power arose only on the granting of a decree of divorce.
- separation: Relationships frequently breakdown and you may be seeking to dissolve the marriage or to obtain a decree of judicial separation.
decree Quotes
And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed.
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