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Decretal
Decretal De*cre"tal, a. [L. decretalis, fr. decretum. See Decree.] Appertaining to a decree; containing a decree; as, a decretal epistle. --Ayliffe.
Decretal
Decretal De*cre"tal, n. [LL. decretale, neut. of L. decretalis. See Decretal, a.] 1. (R. C. Ch.) An authoritative order or decree; especially, a letter of the pope, determining some point or question in ecclesiastical law. The decretals form the second part of the canon law. 2. (Canon Law) The collection of ecclesiastical decrees and decisions made, by order of Gregory IX., in 1234, by St. Raymond of Pennafort.
Decrete
Decrete De*crete", n. [L. decretum. See Decree.] A decree. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
Decretion
Decretion De*cre"tion, n. [From L. decrescere, decretum. See Decrease.] A decrease. [Obs.] --Pearson.
Decretive
Decretive De*cre"tive, a. [From L. decretum. See Decree, n.] Having the force of a decree; determining. The will of God is either decretive or perceptive. --Bates.
Decretorial
Decretorial Dec`re*to"ri*al, a. Decretory; authoritative. --Sir T. Browne.
Decretorily
Decretorily Dec"re*to*ri*ly, adv. In a decretory or definitive manner; by decree.
Decretory
Decretory Dec"re*to*ry, a. [L. decretorius, from decretum. See Decree.] 1. Established by a decree; definitive; settled. The decretory rigors of a condemning sentence. --South. 2. Serving to determine; critical. ``The critical or decretory days.' --Sir T. Browne.

Meaning of DECRET from wikipedia

- issued by the Prime Minister take two forms: Orders (décrets simples); Orders-in-council (décrets en Conseil d'État), when a statute mandates the advisory...
- The Nueva Planta decrees (Spanish: Decretos de Nueva Planta, Catalan: Decrets de Nova Planta, English: "Decrees of the New Plant") were a number of decrees...
- Romanian po****tion. The term decreței (from the Romanian language word decret, meaning "decree"; diminutive decrețel) is used to refer to those Romanians...
- On March 17, 1808, French Emperor Napoleon I made three decrees in an attempt to promote the equality of Jews and integrate them into French society, building...
- through the 1941 Charte du travail. "Code français ou Recueil général des décrets de l'****emblée nationale, sanctionnés par le roi. Partie 8". Gallica. 1790–1792...
- In the history of canon law, a decretist was a student and interpreter of the Decretum Gratiani. Like Gratian, the decretists sought to provide "a harmony...
- The Crémieux Decree (French: Décret Crémieux; IPA: [kʁemjø]) was a law that granted French citizenship to the majority of the Jewish po****tion in French...
- Balearic Islands Normativa: DECRET 457/1981, de 18 de desembre, creant la Creu de Sant Jordi de la Generalitat de Catalunya; DECRET 182/1994, de 14 de juny...
- citizenship for the Jews in French-ruled Algeria, through the Crémieux Decree (décret no 136 du 24 octobre 1870). The decree allowed for native Jews to become...
- publications: The best known is the "Laws and Decrees" (Journal officiel lois et décrets). It publishes all statutes and decrees, as well as some other administrative...