(~s, ~ing, ~d)
1.
A ~ is an official order or decision, especially one made by the ruler of a country.
In July he issued a ~ ordering all unofficial armed groups in the country to disband...
= order
N-COUNT: also by N
2.
If someone in authority ~s that something must happen, they decide or state this officially.
The UN Security Council has ~d that the election must be held by May...
The king ~d a general amnesty.
= order
VERB: V that, V n
3.
A ~ is a judgment made by a law court. (mainly AM)
...court ~s.
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