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==Etymology==
[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from Anglo-French decré, from [[Latin]] decretum, from neuter of decretus, past participle of decernere to decide, from de- + cernere to sift, decide
*Date: [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_Century 14th century]
==Definitions==
*1 : an order usually having the [[force]] of [[law]]
*2 a : a religious ordinance enacted by council or titular head
:b : a foreordaining will
*3 a : a judicial [[decision]] of the [[Roman]] [[emperor]]
:b : a judicial decision especially in an equity or probate court
==Description==
A '''decree''' is a rule of [[law]] issued by a head of state (such as the president of a republic), according to certain [[Policy|procedure]]s (usually established in a [[constitution]]). It has the [[force]] of [[law]]. The particular term used for this [[concept]] may vary from country to country—the [[executive]] orders made by the President of the United States, for example, are decrees (although a decree is not exactly an order). In non-legal [[English]] usage, however, the term refers to any [[Arbitrary|authoritarian]] decision and, in this sense, it is often derogatory.
[[Category: Political Science]]
==Etymology==
[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from Anglo-French decré, from [[Latin]] decretum, from neuter of decretus, past participle of decernere to decide, from de- + cernere to sift, decide
*Date: [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_Century 14th century]
==Definitions==
*1 : an order usually having the [[force]] of [[law]]
*2 a : a religious ordinance enacted by council or titular head
:b : a foreordaining will
*3 a : a judicial [[decision]] of the [[Roman]] [[emperor]]
:b : a judicial decision especially in an equity or probate court
==Description==
A '''decree''' is a rule of [[law]] issued by a head of state (such as the president of a republic), according to certain [[Policy|procedure]]s (usually established in a [[constitution]]). It has the [[force]] of [[law]]. The particular term used for this [[concept]] may vary from country to country—the [[executive]] orders made by the President of the United States, for example, are decrees (although a decree is not exactly an order). In non-legal [[English]] usage, however, the term refers to any [[Arbitrary|authoritarian]] decision and, in this sense, it is often derogatory.
[[Category: Political Science]]
