decreeing

1.[c][u]法令；政令an official order from a ruler or a government that becomes the law

to issue/sign a decree颁布╱签署法令

a leader who rules by decree(= not in a democratic way)专制统治者

2.[c]（法院的）裁定，判决a decision that is made in court

1.[t][i]裁定；判决；颁布to decide, judge or order sth officially

The government decreed a state of emergency.政府下令进入紧急状态。

We cannot decree what the committee should do.我们不能决定委员会应该做什么。

It was decreed that the following day would be a holiday.法令宣布第二天为休假日。