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Berlin decreeContinental system Continental system (Hist.)
The system of commercial blockade aiming to exclude England
from commerce with the Continent instituted by the
Berlin decree, which Napoleon I. issued from Berlin Nov.
21, 1806, declaring the British Isles to be in a state of
blockade, and British subjects, property, and merchandise
subject to capture, and excluding British ships from all
parts of Europe under French dominion. The retaliatory
measures of England were followed by the
Milan decree, issued by Napoleon from Milan Dec. 17, 1807,
imposing further restrictions, and declaring every ship
going to or from a port of England or her colonies to be
lawful prize. DecreaseDecrease De*crease", n. [OE. decrees, OF. decreis, fr.
decreistre. See Decrease, v.]
1. A becoming less; gradual diminution; decay; as, a decrease
of revenue or of strength.
2. The wane of the moon. --Bacon. Decreaseless
Decreaseless De*crease"less, a.
Suffering no decrease. [R.]
It [the river] flows and flows, and yet will flow,
Volume decreaseless to the final hour. --A. Seward.
DecreasingDecreasing De*creas"ing, a.
Becoming less and less; diminishing. -- De*creas"ing*ly,
adv.
Decreasing series (Math.), a series in which each term is
numerically smaller than the preceding term. Decreasing seriesDecreasing De*creas"ing, a.
Becoming less and less; diminishing. -- De*creas"ing*ly,
adv.
Decreasing series (Math.), a series in which each term is
numerically smaller than the preceding term. DecreasinglyDecreasing De*creas"ing, a.
Becoming less and less; diminishing. -- De*creas"ing*ly,
adv.
Decreasing series (Math.), a series in which each term is
numerically smaller than the preceding term. Decreation
Decreation De`cre*a"tion, n.
Destruction; -- opposed to creation. [R.] --Cudworth.
DecreeDecree De*cree", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Decreed; p. pr. & vb.
n. Decreeing.]
1. To determine judicially by authority, or by decree; to
constitute by edict; to appoint by decree or law; to
determine; to order; to ordain; as, a court decrees a
restoration of property.
Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be
established unto thee. --Job xxii.
28.
2. To ordain by fate. Decree
Decree De*cree", v. i.
To make decrees; -- used absolutely.
Father eternal! thine is to decree; Mine, both in
heaven and earth to do thy will. --Milton.
Decreeable
Decreeable De*cree"a*ble, a.
Capable of being decreed.
DecreedDecree De*cree", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Decreed; p. pr. & vb.
n. Decreeing.]
1. To determine judicially by authority, or by decree; to
constitute by edict; to appoint by decree or law; to
determine; to order; to ordain; as, a court decrees a
restoration of property.
Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be
established unto thee. --Job xxii.
28.
2. To ordain by fate. DecreeingDecree De*cree", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Decreed; p. pr. & vb.
n. Decreeing.]
1. To determine judicially by authority, or by decree; to
constitute by edict; to appoint by decree or law; to
determine; to order; to ordain; as, a court decrees a
restoration of property.
Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be
established unto thee. --Job xxii.
28.
2. To ordain by fate. Decreer
Decreer De*cre"er, n.
One who decrees. --J. Goodwin.
DecreetDecreet De*creet", n. [Cf. Decree.] (Scots Law)
The final judgment of the Court of Session, or of an inferior
court, by which the question at issue is decided. DecrementDecrement Dec"re*ment, n. [L. decrementum, fr. decrescere. See
Decrease.]
1. The state of becoming gradually less; decrease;
diminution; waste; loss.
Twit me with the decrements of my pendants. --Ford.
Rocks, mountains, and the other elevations of the
earth suffer a continual decrement. --Woodward.
2. The quantity lost by gradual diminution or waste; --
opposed to increment.
3. (Crystallog.) A name given by Ha["u]y to the successive
diminution of the layers of molecules, applied to the
faces of the primitive form, by which he supposed the
secondary forms to be produced.
4. (Math.) The quantity by which a variable is diminished.
Equal decrement of life.
(a) The decrease of life in a group of persons in which
the assumed law of mortality is such that of a given
large number of persons, all being now of the same
age, an equal number shall die each consecutive year.
(b) The decrease of life in a group of persons in which
the assumed law of mortality is such that the ratio of
those dying in a year to those living through the year
is constant, being independent of the age of the
persons. Decrepitate
Decrepitate De*crep"i*tate, v. i.
To crackle, as salt in roasting.
Decrepitness
Decrepitness De*crep"it*ness, n.
Decrepitude. [R.] --Barrow.
Decrescendo
Decrescendo De`cres*cen"do, a. & adv. [It.] (Mus.)
With decreasing volume of sound; -- a direction to
performers, either written upon the staff (abbreviated Dec.,
or Decresc.), or indicated by the sign.
DecrescentDecrescent De*cres"cent, a. [L. decrescens, p. pr. of
decrescere. See Decrease.]
Becoming less by gradual diminution; decreasing; as, a
decrescent moon. Decrescent
Decrescent De*cres"cent, n. (Her.)
A crescent with the horns directed towards the sinister.
--Cussans.
DecretalDecretal De*cre"tal, a. [L. decretalis, fr. decretum. See
Decree.]
Appertaining to a decree; containing a decree; as, a decretal
epistle. --Ayliffe. DecretalDecretal 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. DecreteDecrete De*crete", n. [L. decretum. See Decree.]
A decree. [Obs.] --Chaucer. DecretionDecretion De*cre"tion, n. [From L. decrescere, decretum. See
Decrease.]
A decrease. [Obs.] --Pearson. DecretiveDecretive 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.
DecretoryDecretory 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. Equal decrement of lifeDecrement Dec"re*ment, n. [L. decrementum, fr. decrescere. See
Decrease.]
1. The state of becoming gradually less; decrease;
diminution; waste; loss.
Twit me with the decrements of my pendants. --Ford.
Rocks, mountains, and the other elevations of the
earth suffer a continual decrement. --Woodward.
2. The quantity lost by gradual diminution or waste; --
opposed to increment.
3. (Crystallog.) A name given by Ha["u]y to the successive
diminution of the layers of molecules, applied to the
faces of the primitive form, by which he supposed the
secondary forms to be produced.
4. (Math.) The quantity by which a variable is diminished.
Equal decrement of life.
(a) The decrease of life in a group of persons in which
the assumed law of mortality is such that of a given
large number of persons, all being now of the same
age, an equal number shall die each consecutive year.
(b) The decrease of life in a group of persons in which
the assumed law of mortality is such that the ratio of
those dying in a year to those living through the year
is constant, being independent of the age of the
persons. Milan decreeContinental system Continental system (Hist.)
The system of commercial blockade aiming to exclude England
from commerce with the Continent instituted by the
Berlin decree, which Napoleon I. issued from Berlin Nov.
21, 1806, declaring the British Isles to be in a state of
blockade, and British subjects, property, and merchandise
subject to capture, and excluding British ships from all
parts of Europe under French dominion. The retaliatory
measures of England were followed by the
Milan decree, issued by Napoleon from Milan Dec. 17, 1807,
imposing further restrictions, and declaring every ship
going to or from a port of England or her colonies to be
lawful prize.
Meaning of Decre from wikipedia
- Vice-Admiral
Denis Decrès (18 June 1761 – 7
December 1820) was a
French Navy
officer who
served as
Minister of the Navy and the
Colonies from 1801 to 1814...
-
Decré,
named after the
large family of
merchants who
founded it, is the
first department store in the city of Nantes. When its new
building opened in...
- by
Louis de
Freycinet after Baudin's
death referred to the
Island as Île
Decres. A
community of
sealers and
escaped convicts existed on
Kangaroo Island...
-
Decres Bay is a
sheltered natural harbor south-east of
Ceduna in
South Australia. It was used for the
export of
wheat via
transshipping prior to 1914....
- 33 West 55th
Street in Manhattan. The
restaurant was
established by Fred
Decré and
Robert Meyzen, with
Roger Fessaguet as head chef, and took its name...
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Prosecution Service. 26
January 2018.
Retrieved 18 May 2020. Goedgebeur, Helen;
Decré,
Hanne (25
January 2018). "Raadkamer
verwijst verdachte van
aanslag op Joods...
- Samaritaine,
building 2 (1928)
Building 3 of La
Samaritaine (1930) The
Decré department store in
Nantes (1931) In 1930,
Sauvage became engaged in his...
-
August 1801,
frustrating Admiral Horatio Nelson himself.
Admiral Denis Decrès, an able
administrator but
unfortunately more of a
courtier than a naval...
- Abstracts. doi:10.1601/nm.3920. "Details: DSM-1551". www.dsmz.de. Boureau, H;
Decré, D; Carlier, JP; Guichet, C; Bourlioux, P (June 1993). "Identification of...
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Northern Ireland.
Pepper culture was
introduced into
Cameroon by
Antoine Decré, who had a
banana plantation in Penja.[citation needed] The
first export...
