decree
US: /dɪˈkɹi/
UK: /dɪkɹˈiː/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
decree /di'kri:/- ngoại động từ
- ra sắc lệnh, ra chiếu chỉ
Advanced English dictionary
noun, verb+ noun
1 [C, U] an official order from a ruler or a government that becomes the law: to issue / sign a decree + a presidential / royal decree + a leader who rules by decree (= not in a DEMOCRATIC way)
2 [C] a decision that is made in a court of law
+ verb (decreeing, decreed, decreed) to decide, judge or order sth officially: [VN] The government decreed a state of emergency. + [VN that] It was decreed that the following day would be a holiday. [also V, V wh-]
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
1 order, mandate, directive, ordinance, edict, law, statute, regulation, enactment, act, ruling, dictum, dictate, injunction, sanction, manifesto, proclamation, promulgation, determination, decision, judgement, rescript, prescription, pronunciamento, firman, ukase, Rom Cath Ch decretal:
The star chamber issued a decree restricting the freedom of the press.
v.
2 order, command, direct, rule, mandate, ordain, dictate, charge, enjoin, proclaim, pronounce, prescribe, decide, determine, adjudge, Scots law decern:
The council has decreed that no spirits can be sold on Sundays.
Collocation
ADJ.
emergency
The government had the power to legislate by emergency decree independently of Parliament.
| papal, presidential, royal | court
VERB + DECREE
adopt, issue, pass, publish
The president issued a decree prohibiting trade unions.
| sign | enforce
Local inspectors helped enforce presidential decrees.
| revoke | defy
10,000 demonstrators defied the decree and gathered in the square.
| govern by, legislate by, rule by
The general will rule by decree until a general election.
PREP.
in a/the ~
In an emergency decree, the government banned all rallies.
| ~ on
a decree on property rights
Concise dictionary
decrees|decreed|decreeingdɪ'kriːnoun
+a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge)
verb
+issue a decree
+decide with authority
