decree
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(verb) issue or demand by decree |
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Related Words: declare, enact, ordain |
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(noun) a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge); "a friend in New Mexico said that the order caused no trouble out there" |
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Synonyms: edict, fiat, order, rescript |
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Related Words: act, ban, curfew, decree nisi, enactment, imperial decree, interdiction, judicial separation, legal separation, programma, prohibition, proscription, stay |
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(verb) decide with authority |
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Synonyms: rule |
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Related Words: decide, determine, make up one's mind, override, overrule, overthrow, overturn, reverse, rule in, rule out |
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