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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The general call is rescinded… I await your decree.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

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

A decree issued by the government on Monday ordered prosecutors to investigate "whether Hungarian criminal organisations, terrorist organisations or political organisations present in Hungary may have benefited from the transported assets".

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

But five of the chieftains who had marched with him to Thebes lay unburied, and according to Creon’s decree would be left so forever.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

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