decree

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Noun 1.1.1 Derived terms 1.1.2 Translations 1.2 Verb 1.2.1 Translations 1.3 Anagrams

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[edit] Noun

decree (plural decrees)

1. An edict or law.
2. (law) The judicial decision in a litigated cause rendered by a court of equity.
3. (law) 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 decree from a court of equity, although the former term now includes both.

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• consent decree
• decree nisi
• final decree
• Interlocutory decree

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to decree (third-person singular simple present decrees, present participle decreeing, simple past and past participle decreed)

1. To command by a decree.

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[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: cdeeer
• recede