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degreed | decreed |

As an adjective degreed

is having an academic degree.

As a verb decreed is

past tense of decree.

degreed

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Having an academic degree.
  • *{{quote-news, year=2009, date=June 28, author=Andrew Nikiforuk, title=A public tarring in Saudi Canada, work=Toronto Star citation
    • , passage=They insinuated that he had no credibility because he wasn't an industry cancer professional or a highly degreed expert. }}
  • * {{quote-news, year=1996, date=October 25, author=Adam Langer, title=Political Gurus, work=Chicago Reader citation
    • , passage=It is presented as pure science, complete with charts, graphs, degreed academics from accredited institutions, and research data to back up its effectiveness--which is obviously how they believe it should be seen but also a handy way to avoid any pesky conflict between church and state. }}
  • *{{quote-journal, 1999, date=December 24, Edward McSweegan, Address to the AAAS, Science citation
    • , passage=I have lived to witness the decline of my own class--the professional, degreed scientist--and the rise of the amateur: the curious, interconnected, data-mining amateur. }}
  • * {{quote-news, year=1992, date=April 24, author=Florence Hamlish Levinsohn, title=The Picque of Women Voters, work=Chicago Reader citation
    • , passage=She has been a degreed paralegal for ten years, working for a suburban firm where she specializes in municipal law. }}

    decreed

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (decree)

    • Anagrams

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    decree

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An edict or law.
  • * Bible, Luke ii. 1
    • There went out a decree from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be taxed.
  • * Shakespeare
    • Poor hand, why quiverest thou at this decree ?
  • (legal) The judicial decision in a litigated cause rendered by a court of equity.
  • (legal) The determination of a cause in a court of admiralty or court of probate.

    • Usage notes

    * It is accurate to use the word judgment' for a decision of a '''court of law''', and '''decree''' from a ' court of equity , although the former term now includes both.

    Derived terms

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    Verb

    (d)
  • To command by a decree.
    • A court decrees a restoration of property.
  • * Bible, Job xxii. 28
    • Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee.

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