decree (n)
edict (n)
fiat (n)
order (n)
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type n
lex_filenum 10
def a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge)
examples a friend in New Mexico said that the order caused no trouble out there
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Hypernym act, enactment
Domain of synset - TOPIC law, jurisprudence
Derivationally related form order → order; order → order
Derivationally related form decree → decree
Derivationally related form decree → decree
Hyponym consent decree; curfew; decree nisi; imperial decree; legal separation, judicial separation; programma; prohibition, ban, proscription; stay; bull, papal bull
Incoming links
Hyponym act, enactment
Hypernym consent decree; curfew; decree nisi; imperial decree; legal separation, judicial separation; programma; prohibition, ban, proscription; stay; bull, papal bull
Member of this domain - TOPIC law, jurisprudence
Derivationally related form decree → decree
Derivationally related form order → order; order → order
Derivationally related form decree → decree

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