Dekret — meaning in English

English meaning

• decree noun An official order or law issued by an authority.
• ordinance noun A local law, passed by e.g. a city.

Senses

Dekret is used for these senses in English:

• decree An edict or law.
• executive order (legal, chiefly, US) An ordinance issued by the authority of the head of the executive branch of government.
• ordinance An edict or decree, authoritative order.

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.

ordinance — full definition

1. noun A local law, passed by e.g. a city.
2. noun An edict or decree, authoritative order.
3. noun Prior to the Third English Civil War, a decree of Parliament.
4. noun Detailed legislation that translates the broad principles of the university's charter and statutes into practical effect.

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