decree

[dih-kree] / dɪˈkri /

NOUN

mandate, legal order

Synonyms

STRONGEST

act announcement directive edict injunction instruction judgment law order proclamation regulation rule ruling statute

STRONG

behest bidding charge charging command commandment declaration dictum direction enactment ordinance precept prescript promulgation pronouncement rap say ukase

WEAK

decretum the riot act the word

Antonyms

STRONGEST

answer disorganization lawlessness

VERB

order rule or action

Synonyms

STRONGEST

declare dictate enact impose proclaim

STRONG

announce command compel constrain decide demand determine force oblige ordain prescribe pronounce require rule set

WEAK

lay down the law put one's foot down read the riot act

Antonyms

STRONG

conceal delay hesitate hide hinder let go

Example Sentences

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The companies denied all the allegations and agreed to the settlement to resolve the litigation, according to the consent decree.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

The department had been rocked by corruption scandals, one after the next, and operating under a Justice Department consent decree for over a decade.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

As they have no official offices in the jurisdiction, sheriff officers sought to give the decree to an employee in person.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

This crowd was breaking the law, according to Yoon's decree.

From BBC • Feb. 22, 2026

Then came the response from Cambridge, the grandmotherly decree that this was acceptable, but Bailey would be going to Harvard, of course.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

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