decree+(noun)

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• decree — ► NOUN 1) an official order that has the force of law. 2) a judgement or decision of certain law courts. ► VERB (decrees, decreed, decreeing) ▪ order by decree. ORIGIN Latin decretum something decided , from decernere …   English terms dictionary

• decree — de·cree /di krē/ n [Old French decré, from Latin decretum, from neuter of decretus, past participle of decernere to decide] 1: an order having the force of law by judicial decree 2: a judicial decision esp. in an equity or probate court; broadly …   Law dictionary

• decree nisi — noun a decree issued on a first petition for divorce; becomes absolute at some later date • Topics: ↑law, ↑jurisprudence • Hypernyms: ↑decree, ↑edict, ↑fiat, ↑order, ↑rescript * * * …   Useful english dictionary

• decree absolute — noun 1. A final decree 2. (in a divorce) that which makes the former partners free to marry again • • • Main Entry: ↑decree * * * decree absolute UK US noun [countable] [singular dec …   Useful english dictionary

• decree — de‧cree [dɪˈkriː] noun [countable] LAW 1. a judgement made in a court of law after a civil action: • The council had already been successful in obtaining a court decree against the former MP. conˈsent deˌcree LAW an order …   Financial and business terms

• decree absolute — noun the official decree marking the legal end of a marriage, allowing the two people to remarry; it follows the decree nisi after six weeks (in Britain) …   Wiktionary

• decree dative — noun Etymology: alteration (influenced by English decree) (I) of earlier decreet dative, from decreet + dative Scots law : a decree appointing an executor …   Useful english dictionary

• decree-law —  ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: translation of French décret loi, Italian decreto legge, Spanish decreto ley, & Portuguese decreto lei; Italian decreto legge, Spanish decreto ley, & Portuguese decreto lei all probably translation of French décret… …   Useful english dictionary

• decree-law — noun Date: 1926 a decree of a ruler or ministry having the force of a law enacted by the legislature …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• decree nisi — noun a decree issued on a first petition for divorce; it becomes absolute at some later date unless cause is shown why it should not …   Wiktionary

• decree — noun an official order that has the force of law. ↘a judgement or decision of certain law courts. verb (decrees, decreeing, decreed) order by decree. Origin ME: from OFr. decre, decret, from L. decretum something decided , from decernere decide …   English new terms dictionary