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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesdecreto
Pronunciation / Transliteration: dekreto
"Il governo ha approvato un nuovo decreto."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An official order issued by a legal authority or a person in power that has the force of law.
"The government issued a decree banning all single-use plastics starting next year."
- 1
To order or decide something in an official way.
"The council decreed that the historic building must be preserved."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English 'decre', from Old French 'decreto', and ultimately from the Latin 'decretum', meaning a decision or decree, past participle of decernere 'to decide'. It entered the English language in the 14th century, initially used in legal and ecclesiastical contexts to denote an official order issued by a legal authority.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Decree" is said worldwide
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décret
Transliteration: dekre
"Le président a signé un nouveau décret."
Dekret
Transliteration: dekʁeːt
"Das Parlament stimmte über das Dekret ab."
decreto
Transliteration: dekreto
"Il governo ha approvato un nuovo decreto."
decreto
Transliteration: dekɾeto
"El presidente firmó un decreto ejecutivo."
decreto
Transliteration: dekɾetu
"O prefeito emitiu um decreto municipal."
अध्यादेश
Transliteration: adhyadesh
"सरकार ने एक नया अध्यादेश जारी किया।"
法令
Transliteration: fǎlìng
"政府颁布了一项新法令。"
법령
Transliteration: beomnyeong
"대통령이 새로운 법령을 내렸다."
法令
Transliteration: hōrei
"政府は新しい法令を発布した。"
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