| n. | 1. | An order from one having authority, deciding what is to be done by a subordinate; also, a determination by one having power, deciding what is to be done or to take place; edict, law; authoritative ru decision. |
| 2. | (Law) A decision, order, or sentence, given in a cause by a court of equity or admiralty. | |
| 3. | (Eccl.) An edict or law made by a council for regulating any business within their jurisdiction; | |
| v. t. | 1. | To determine judicially by authority, or by decree; to constitute by edict; to appoint by decree or law; to determine; to order; to ordain; |
| 2. | To ordain by fate. | |
| v. i. | 1. | To make decrees; - used absolutely. |
| Noun | 1. | decree - 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" |
| Verb | 1. | decree - issue a decree; "The King only can decree" |
| 2. | decree - decide with authority; "The King decreed that all first-born males should be killed" Synonyms: rule |
DECREE, practice. The judgment or sentence of a court of equity.
2. It is either interlocutory or final. The former is given on some
plea or issue arising in the cause, which does not decide the main question;
the latter settles the matter in dispute, and a final decree has the same
effect as a judgment at law. 2 Madd. Ch. 462; 1 Chan. Cas. 27; 2 Vern. 89;
4 Bro. P. C. 287.; Vide 7r-Vin[?]. Ab. 394; 7 Com. Dig. 445; 1 Supp. to Ves.
Jr. 223 Bouv. Inst. Index, h.t.
DECREE, legislation. In some countries as in France, some acts of the legislature, or of the sovereign, which have the force of law, are called decrees; as, the Berlin and Milan decrees.
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