decree

柯林斯詞典

1. N-COUNT A decree is an official order or decision, especially one made by the ruler of a country. 法令[also 'by' N]
In July he issued a decree ordering all unofficial armed groups in the country to disband. 7月份，他頒布了一項(xiàng)法令，命令解散該國(guó)所有非官方武裝團(tuán)體。
2. N-COUNT A decree is a judgment made by a law court. 判決[美國(guó)英語(yǔ)]
...court decrees. …法院的判決。
3. V-T If someone in authority decrees that something must happen, they decide or state this officially. 發(fā)布命令
The government decreed that all who wanted to live and work in Kenya must hold Kenyan passports. 政府下令要求所有想在肯尼亞居住和工作的人必須持有肯尼亞護(hù)照。