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decrees

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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Then came three fatwas — religious decrees — calling for his death, he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 7, 2026

However, it added, "the true impact will depend on implementing decrees, sectoral regulations, and enforcement practice".

From Barron's • Feb. 28, 2026

“These records can be important for understanding inherited health conditions or for legal purposes. Personal documents such as birth certificates, death certificates, marriage certificates and divorce decrees should be kept indefinitely.”

From MarketWatch • Jan. 27, 2026

Last summer, pharmaceutical stocks were similarly struggling with presidential decrees.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026

The school, where they paid attention to him and respected him, and then power, with his endless decrees and his glorious uniform, freed him from the weight of an old bitterness.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez