English Dictionary

decree

/dɪˈkɹiː/

noun

An edict or law. / (law) The judicial decision in a litigated cause rendered by a court of equity. / (law) The determination of a cause in a court of admiralty or court of probate.

The king issued a decree that all citizens must pay taxes.

意味（1）

An edict or law.

There went out a decree from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be taxed.

意味（2）

(law) The judicial decision in a litigated cause rendered by a court of equity.

意味（3）

(law) The determination of a cause in a court of admiralty or court of probate.

意味（4）

(religion) A predetermination made by God; an act of providence.