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decreed::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | appointed, ordained, prescribed |
Examples of decreed
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If not, Welch decreed that the business would have to be fixed, sold, or closed.
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The regime decreed that art should idealize the dictatorship of the proletariat.
From the independent.co.uk
It decreed, with just half an hour's notice, a curfew starting in mid-afternoon.
From the economist.com
Upon taking control, Hideyoshi decreed that all peasants be disarmed completely.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Later, a bailout-weary Congress decreed that such a step can never happen again.
From the stltoday.com
And Simon decreed that every year they should celebrate this day with rejoicing.
From the en.wikipedia.org
She insisted on bold colours but decreed that there would be no floral designs.
From the independent.co.uk
Uruguay decreed a three-day bank holiday and joined the queue for extra IMF help.
From the economist.com
Anthropomorphism, as it is bleakly known, was decreed to be free of health risks.
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- 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"
- Issue a decree; "The King only can decree"
- Rule: decide with authority; "The King decreed that all firstborn males should be killed"
- (decreed) appointed: fixed or established especially by order or command; "at the time appointed (or the appointed time")
- A decree is a rule of law issued by a head of state (such as the president of a republic), according to certain procedures (usually established in a constitution). It has the force of law. ...
- An edict or law; The judicial decision in a litigated cause rendered by a court of equity; The determination of a cause in a court of admiralty, or a court of probate; To command by a decree
- (decreed) (vb): A decree is an official order. As her older brother, Jem decreed what he and Scout would do.
- (decreed) ordered formally; commanded
- (Decrees) Much administrative and civil legislation in France is passed by means of decree, rather than being put through parliament. See politics and government.
