decree, übersetzung im Collins English Cobuild & Thesaurus Wörterbuch

decree (decrees plural & 3rd person present) (decreeing present participle) (decreed past tense & past participle )

1 n-count A decree is an official order or decision, especially one made by the ruler of a country.
also by N (=order)
In July he issued a decree ordering all unofficial armed groups in the country to disband...

2  verb If someone in authority decrees that something must happen, they decide or state this officially. (=order)
The UN Security Council has decreed that the election must be held by May...  V that
The king decreed a general amnesty.  V n

3 n-count A decree is a judgment made by a law court.
(mainly AM)
...court decrees.

decree absolute (decrees absolute plural )A decree absolute is the final order made by a court in a divorce case which ends a marriage completely. n-count usu sing

decree nisi (decrees nisi plural )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. n-count usu sing