decree
     n : 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" [syn: {edict}, {fiat}, {order}, {rescript}]
     v 1: issue a decree; "The King only can decree"
     2: decide with authority; "The King decreed that all first-born
        males should be killed" [syn: {rule}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0