<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>a formal and authoritative order, especially one having the force of law: a presidential decree</li><li>Law: a judicial decision or order</li><li>Theology: one of the eternal purposes of God, by which events are foreordained</li></ul><p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>(used with or without object) to command, ordain, or decide by decree</li></ul>