Definition of "decrees" []

• Plural form of decree. (noun)
• Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decree. (verb)

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• "King Charles V of Spain decrees the founding of three Royal Mints in the New World, including one in New Spain."
• "One of the main reasons for having judges issue opinions instead of decrees is to bolster the legitimacy of their holdings."
• "A refusal on my part would have caused my separation from Their Majesties, to whom I had consecrated my existence; my signature at the foot of certain decrees had no other meaning than to admit that those documents had been read to me."