decree

/dɪkrˈi/

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Noun
a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge); "a friend in New Mexico said that the order caused no trouble out there"
Verb
issue a decree; "The King only can decree"
Verb
decide with authority; "The King decreed that all firstborn males should be killed"