DECREE


Meaning of DECREE in English

n. & v.

--n.

1. an official order issued by a legal authority.

2 a judgement or decision of certain lawcourts, esp. in matrimonial cases.

--v.tr. (decrees, decreed, decreeing) ordain by decree.

Phrases and idioms:

decree absolute a final order for divorce, enabling either party to remarry. decree nisi a provisional order for divorce, made absolute unless cause to the contrary is shown within a fixed period.

Etymology: ME f. OF decr{eacute} f. L decretum neut. past part. of decernere decide (as DE-, cernere sift)

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.