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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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This stems from laïcité, the French brand of secularism which decrees the state and public institutions should be free of religion.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

Her division has reviewed a slew of police consent decrees and has successfully petitioned judges to dismiss two—in Minneapolis and Louisville, Ky. Investigations have also been closed in Phoenix; Trenton, N.J.;

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 7, 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

She reestablished Sunday mass, suspended the use of red armbands, and abrogated the harebrained decrees.

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