decree [dɪˈkriː]
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decree
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decree(
dih
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kri
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
1. (command)
a. el decreto (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The nuns claim the archdiocese used an incorrect translation of the Vatican's decree.Las monjas alegan que la archidiócesis utilizó una traducción incorrecta del decreto del Vaticano.
2. (legal)
a. la sentencia (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The judge issued a final decree in the divorce proceedings.El juez emitió una sentencia definitiva en el proceso de divorcio.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
3. (to order)
decreeNountransitive verb
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
1. (general)
a. el decreto(M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
to issue a decreepromulgar un decreto
2. (law)
a.
decree absolutesentencia definitiva de divorcio
3. (law)
a.
decree nisisentencia provisional de divorcio
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
4. (general)
a. decretar
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