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decreed

  • past participle
    of decree.
    decree
    noun
    a formal and authoritative order, especially one having the force of law.
  • past tense form
    of decree.
    decree
    noun
    a formal and authoritative order, especially one having the force of law.

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For decades, China's Communist Party decreed that couples could have only one child.

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026

“In the odious decision of Dred Scott v. Sandford, this Court imposed the Southern States’ beliefs onto the Nation” and decreed Blacks could not become citizens, Roberts wrote.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026

A decade ago, the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman – or MBS as he is widely known – decreed a revisioning of his country that leapt from the realm of science fiction.

From BBC ● May 25, 2026

"Any person or entity that challenges the public order decreed by the transitional authorities will be severely reprimanded, in compliance with the law," the statement said.

From Barron's ● Jan. 9, 2026

Lawrence had decreed that the electrical field that delivered the sequential jolts to the spiraling protons should be present only in the gap between the two dees.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik