Definition of "decreeing" [decreeing]

• Present participle of decree. (verb)

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• "But Frederick utterly rejected the idea of decreeing on his own authority innovations which would constitute a deviation from the great Christian Catholic Church, more especially as opinions were not agreed on them even at Wittenberg."
• "Colorado voters basically pissed on the idea of decreeing that life starts at conception."
• "Two weeks ago, her government raised further uncertainty among oil and gas companies, by decreeing that they, along with mining companies, had to repatriate all of their export revenue."