DECREES Synonyms
There are 19 hypernyms of the word decrees. (close relations)
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instructions | nounn | |||||||
noun • a manual usually accompanying a technical device and explaining how to install or operate it | ||||||||
laws | nounn | |||||||
noun • the first of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures comprising the first five books of the Hebrew Bible considered as a unit | ||||||||
commands | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • an authoritative direction or instruction to do something • a military unit or region under the control of a single officer • the power or authority to command • availability for use • a position of highest authority • great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity • (computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program verb • be in command of • make someone do something • demand as one's due • look down on • exercise authoritative control or power over | ||||||||
diktats | nounn | |||||||
noun • A harsh penalty or settlement imposed upon a defeated party by the victor • A dogmatic decree, especially issued by one who rules without popular consent | ||||||||
directives | nounn | |||||||
noun • a pronouncement encouraging or banning some activity adjective satellite • showing the way by conducting or leading; imposing direction on | ||||||||
edicts | nounn | |||||||
noun • a formal or authoritative proclamation • a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge) | ||||||||
mandates | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a document giving an official instruction or command • a territory surrendered by Turkey or Germany after World War I and put under the tutelage of some other European power until they are able to stand by themselves • the commission that is given to a government and its policies through an electoral victory verb • assign under a mandate • make mandatory • assign authority to | ||||||||
orders | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed • (usually plural) the status or rank or office of a Christian clergyman in an ecclesiastical hierarchy • a degree in a continuum of size or quantity • established customary state (especially of society) • logical or comprehensible arrangement of separate elements • a condition of regular or proper arrangement • a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge) • a commercial document used to request someone to supply something in return for payment and providing specifications and quantities • a formal association of people with similar interests • a body of rules followed by an assembly • a group of person living under a religious rule • (biology) taxonomic group containing one or more families • a request for something to be made, supplied, or served • (architecture) one of original three styles of Greek architecture distinguished by the type of column and entablature used or a style developed from the original three by the Romans • the act of putting things in a sequential arrangement verb • give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority • make a request for something • issue commands or orders for • bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations • bring order to or into • place in a certain order • appoint to a clerical posts • arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events • assign a rank or rating to | ||||||||
prescriptions | nounn | |||||||
adjective • available only with a doctor's written prescription noun • directions prescribed beforehand; the action of prescribing authoritative rules or directions • a drug that is available only with written instructions from a doctor or dentist to a pharmacist • written instructions for an optician on the lenses for a given person • written instructions from a physician or dentist to a druggist concerning the form and dosage of a drug to be issued to a given patient | ||||||||
proclamations | nounn | |||||||
noun • a formal public statement • the formal act of proclaiming; giving public notice | ||||||||
regulations | nounn | |||||||
noun • an authoritative command • a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior • the state of being controlled or governed • (embryology) the ability of an early embryo to continue normal development after its structure has been somehow damaged or altered • the act of bringing to uniformity; making regular • the act of controlling or directing according to rule adjective satellite • prescribed by or according to regulation | ||||||||
requirements | nounn | |||||||
noun • required activity • anything indispensable • something that is required in advance | ||||||||
rulings | nounn | |||||||
noun • the reason for a court's judgment (as opposed to the decision itself) adjective satellite • exercising power or authority | ||||||||
statutes | nounn | |||||||
noun • an act passed by a legislative body adjective satellite • enacted by a legislative body | ||||||||
edict | nounn | |||||||
noun • a formal or authoritative proclamation • a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge) | ||||||||
fiat | nounn | |||||||
noun • a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge) | ||||||||
order | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed • (usually plural) the status or rank or office of a Christian clergyman in an ecclesiastical hierarchy • a degree in a continuum of size or quantity • established customary state (especially of society) • logical or comprehensible arrangement of separate elements • a condition of regular or proper arrangement • a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge) • a commercial document used to request someone to supply something in return for payment and providing specifications and quantities • a formal association of people with similar interests • a body of rules followed by an assembly • a group of person living under a religious rule • (biology) taxonomic group containing one or more families • a request for something to be made, supplied, or served • (architecture) one of original three styles of Greek architecture distinguished by the type of column and entablature used or a style developed from the original three by the Romans • the act of putting things in a sequential arrangement verb • give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority • make a request for something • issue commands or orders for • bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations • bring order to or into • place in a certain order • appoint to a clerical posts • arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events • assign a rank or rating to | ||||||||
rescript | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a reply by a Pope to an inquiry concerning a point of law or morality • a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge) • the act of rewriting something • something that has been written again | ||||||||
rule | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior • something regarded as a normative example • prescribed guide for conduct or action • (linguistics) a rule describing (or prescribing) a linguistic practice • a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct • the duration of a monarch's or government's power • dominance or power through legal authority • directions that define the way a game or sport is to be conducted • any one of a systematic body of regulations defining the way of life of members of a religious order • a rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a complex system • (mathematics) a standard procedure for solving a class of mathematical problems • measuring stick consisting of a strip of wood or metal or plastic with a straight edge that is used for drawing straight lines and measuring lengths verb • exercise authority over; as of nations • decide with authority • be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance • decide on and make a declaration about • have an affinity with; of signs of the zodiac • mark or draw with a ruler • keep in check |