decree

decree
noun
  1. an official order issued by a ruler or authority that has the force of law
    法令
    ■[mass noun]the issuing of such an order
    法令的颁布
    the king ruled by decree.
    国王依法治国。
    ■a judgement or decision of certain law courts, especially in matrimonial cases
    裁决,判决(尤指与婚姻有关的案件)
(decrees, decreed, decreeing)
  1. [with obj.]order (something) by decree
    依法命令
    the government decreed a ban on any contact with the guerrillas.
    政府下令禁止与游击队有任何联系。
    [with clause]the president decreed that the military was to be streamlined.
    总统命令精简军队。
语源
  1. Middle English (denoting an edict issued by an ecclesiastical council to settle a point of doctrine or discipline): from Old French decre, decret, from Latin decretum 'something decided', from decernere 'decide'
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