decree

décret

Ordre officiel donné par un gouvernement, un souverain ou un tribunal.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : order, edict

Expressions courantes : issue a decree, royal decree, by decree, government decree

décréter

Ordonner officiellement quelque chose en exerçant l’autorité d’un gouvernement, d’un souverain ou d’un tribunal.

En anglais simple : 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?

Comment l'utiliser : decree that… (The government decreed that all schools must close.); decree something (The court decreed the return of the land.)

Synonymes : order, ordain

Expressions courantes : decree that something, decree a ban, decree something illegal, decree the return