Answer: decreer

AnswerCrossword Clue
DECREEROne laying down the law?
DECREERAdjudicator.
decreerto order, adjudge, or ordain by decree
decreeran edict, law, etc, made by someone in authority
decreerone that decrees (to issue an edict)
decreeran order or judgment of a court made after hearing a suit, esp in matrimonial proceedings