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• 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

• Pronounce — Pro*nounce , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pronounced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pronounging}.] [F. prononcer, L. pronunciare; pro before, forth + nunciare, nuntiare, to announce. See {Announce}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To utter articulately; to speak out or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• pronounce — I (pass judgment) verb adjudge, adjudicate, announce authoritatively, conclude, decide, declare to be, decree, deliver judgment, determine, find, give a ruling, give an opinion, give judgment, judge, officially utter, pass sentence upon,… …   Law dictionary

• pronounce — [v1] produce words vocally accent, articulate, enunciate, phonate, say, sound, speak, stress, utter, verbalize, vocalize, voice; concept 47 Ant. mumble pronounce [v2] announce, declare affirm, assert, blast, call, decree, deliver, drum, judge,… …   New thesaurus

• decree — [n] mandate, legal order act, announcement, behest, bidding, charge, charging, command, commandment, declaration, decretum, dictum, direction, directive, edict, enactment, injunction, instruction, judgment, law, order, ordinance, precept,… …   New thesaurus

• decree — Synonyms and related words: act, act on, action, adjudge, announcement, appointment, authorize, award, behest, bid, bidding, bill, brevet, bull, bylaw, call on, call the signals, call upon, canon, charge, charging, choose, choose to, command,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• decree — {{11}}decree (n.) early 14c., from O.Fr. decre, variant of decret (12c., Mod.Fr. décret), from L. decretum, neut. of decretus, pp. of decernere to decree, decide, pronounce a decision, from de (see DE (Cf. de )) + cernere to separate (see CRISIS… …   Etymology dictionary

• pronounce — Synonyms and related words: act on, affirm, allege, announce, annunciate, argue, articulate, assert, assever, asseverate, aver, avouch, avow, bid, breathe, broadcast, call on, call the signals, call upon, charge, chime, chorus, come out with,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• decree — 1. noun 1) a presidential decree Syn: order, edict, command, commandment, mandate, proclamation, dictum, fiat; law, bylaw, statute, act; formal ordinance 2) a court decree Syn …   Thesaurus of popular words

• decree — 1. noun 1) a presidential decree Syn: order, command, commandment, edict, proclamation, law, statute, act 2) a court decree Syn: judgement, verdict, adjudication …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

• pronounce — verb 1) his name is difficult to pronounce Syn: say, enunciate, articulate, utter, voice, sound, vocalize, get one s tongue around 2) the doctor pronounced that I had a virus Syn: announce, proclaim, declare …   Thesaurus of popular words