décret — meaning in English

English meaning

• decree noun An official order or law issued by an authority.
• doom noun A terrible fate that seems certain and impossible to avoid, especially death or destruction.
• ordinance noun A local law, passed by e.g. a city.
• sanction noun Official approval or permission for an action.

Senses

décret is used for these senses in English:

• decree An edict or law.
• doom (countable, obsolete) A law.
• ordinance An edict or decree, authoritative order.
• sanction A law, treaty, or contract, or a clause within a law, treaty, or contract, specifying any of the above.

decree — full definition

1. noun An official order or law issued by an authority.
2. noun A formal ruling handed down by a court, especially in matters of equity, admiralty, or probate.
3. verb To officially order or command something.

doom — full definition

1. noun A terrible fate that seems certain and impossible to avoid, especially death or destruction.
2. verb To condemn someone or something to a certain, usually terrible, fate.

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