decree

nouns

a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge)
"a friend in New Mexico said that the order caused no trouble out there"
decree, edict, fiat, order, rescript

verbs

issue a decree
"The King only can decree"
decree
is a type of (narrower)
state emphatically and authoritatively
"He declared that he needed more money to carry out the task he was charged with"
declare
decide with authority
"The King decreed that all firstborn males should be killed"
decree, rule