decree

decreto

Orden oficial dictada por un gobierno, un gobernante o un tribunal.

En inglés sencillo: An official order made by a government, ruler, or court.

• The king issued a decree.
• A new decree banned fishing in the lake.
• The president changed the rules by decree.

Sinónimos: order, edict

Expresiones frecuentes: issue a decree, royal decree, by decree, government decree

decretar

Ordenar algo oficialmente con la autoridad de un gobierno, un gobernante o un tribunal.

En inglés sencillo: To officially order something using the power of a government, ruler, or court.

• The king decreed a public holiday.
• The court decreed that the money must be returned.
• Who decreed that this road should be closed?

Cómo se usa: decree that… (The government decreed that all schools must close.); decree something (The court decreed the return of the land.)

Sinónimos: order, ordain

Expresiones frecuentes: decree that something, decree a ban, decree something illegal, decree the return