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decree (verb), decrees; decreed; decreeing (verbs)
1. To proclaim, to declare, or to pronounce something by an authority.
2. A statement presented by a court of law regarding a legal action.
3. Etymology: used since 1303, from Old French decre, a variant of decret; from Latin decretum, neuter of decretus, from decernere, "to decree, to decide, to pronounce a decision"; from de-, "down" + cernere, "to separate".
This entry is located in the following units: cern-, cert-, cer-; cret-, creet-, cre- (page 2) de- (page 10)