decree

decree is a 6-letter English word with 10 senses as noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: An order from one having authority, deciding what is to be done by a subordinate; also, a determination by one having power, deciding what is to be done or to take place; edict, law; authoritative ru// decision. Face value is 9 in Scrabble and 10 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

6 letters · Scrabble 9 · Words With Friends 10 · 10 senses

Definitions

1. noun. An order from one having authority, deciding what is to be done by a subordinate; also, a determination by one having power, deciding what is to be done or to take place; edict, law; authoritative ru// decision.
2. noun. A decision, order, or sentence, given in a cause by a court of equity or admiralty.
3. noun. A determination or judgment of an umpire on a case submitted to him.
4. noun. An edict or law made by a council for regulating any business within their jurisdiction; as, the decrees of ecclesiastical councils.
5. transitive verb. To determine judicially by authority, or by decree; to constitute by edict; to appoint by decree or law; to determine; to order; to ordain; as, a court decrees a restoration of property.
6. transitive verb. To ordain by fate.
7. intransitive verb. To make decrees; -- used absolutely.
8. noun. a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge)

   "a friend in New Mexico said that the order caused no trouble out there"

   Synonyms: edict, fiat, order, rescript

9. verb. decide with authority

   "The King decreed that all firstborn males should be killed"

   Synonyms: rule

10. verb. issue a decree

    "The King only can decree"

Synonyms

edict, fiat, order, rescript, rule

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in decree:

recede

Common word forms

decreed, decreer, decrees, decreing, decreeing, decreeable, decreement

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