Decree vs. Edict

Decreenoun

An edict or law.

Decreenoun

(legal) The judicial decision in a litigated cause rendered by a court of equity.

Decreenoun

(legal) The determination of a cause in a court of admiralty or court of probate.

Decreeverb

To command by a decree.

Decreenoun

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.

Decreenoun

A decision, order, or sentence, given in a cause by a court of equity or admiralty.

Decreenoun

An edict or law made by a council for regulating any business within their jurisdiction; as, the decrees of ecclesiastical councils.

Decreeverb

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.

Decreeverb

To ordain by fate.

Decreeverb

To make decrees; - used absolutely.

Decreenoun

a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge);

Decreeverb

issue a decree;

Decreeverb

decide with authority;

Decree

A decree is a rule of law usually issued by a head of state (such as the president of a republic or a monarch), according to certain procedures (usually established in a constitution). It has the force of law.

Edictnoun

A proclamation of law or other authoritative command.

Edictnoun

A public command or ordinance by the sovereign power; the proclamation of a law made by an absolute authority, as if by the very act of announcement; a decree; as, the edicts of the Roman emperors; the edicts of the French monarch.

Edictnoun

a formal or authoritative proclamation

Edictnoun

a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge);

Edict

An edict is a decree or announcement of a law, often associated with monarchism, but it can be under any official authority. Synonyms include and .