decree

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de|cree /dɪkr'iː/ (decrees decreeing decreed)
1 [N-COUNT] also by N
A decree is an official order or decision, especially one made by the ruler of a country.
In July he issued a decree ordering all unofficial armed groups in the country to disband...
= order
2 [VERB] V that, V n
If someone in authority decrees that something must happen, they decide or state this officially.
The UN Security Council has decreed that the election must be held by May...
The king decreed a general amnesty.
= order
3 [N-COUNT]
A decree is a judgment made by a law court. (mainly AM)
...court decrees.de|cree ab|so|lute (decrees absolute)
[N-COUNT] usu sing
A decree absolute is the final order made by a court in a divorce case which ends a marriage completely.de|cree nisi /dɪkr'iː n'aɪsaɪ/ (decrees nisi)
[N-COUNT] usu sing
A decree nisi is an order made by a court which states that a divorce must take place at a certain time in the future unless a good reason is produced to prevent this.

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