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Noun decree has 1 sense

decree, edict, fiat, order, rescript - 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"
--₁ is a kind of act, enactment
--₁ has particulars:
consent decree; curfew; decree nisi; imperial decree; legal separation, judicial separation; programma; prohibition, ban, proscription; stay; bull, papal bull

Derived forms: verb decree₂, verb decree₁

Verb decree has 2 senses

decree - issue a decree; "The King only can decree"
--₁ is one way to declare

Derived form: noun decree₁
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s
rule, decree - decide with authority; "The King decreed that all first-born males should be killed"
--₂ is one way to decide, make up one's mind, determine

Derived form: noun decree₁
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE