Decree vs. Demand — What's the Difference?

A decree is a rule of law usually issued by a head of state (such as the president of a republic or a monarch), according to certain procedures (usually established in a constitution). It has the force of law.

In economics, demand is the quantity of a good that consumers are willing and able to purchase at various prices during a given period of time. The relationship between price and quantity demanded is also called the demand curve.

An authoritative order having the force of law.

An insistent and peremptory request, made as of right

The judgment of a court of equity.

Ask authoritatively or brusquely

The judgment of a court.

To ask for urgently or peremptorily

A doctrinal or disciplinary act of an ecclesiastical authority.

To claim as just or due

An administrative act applying or interpreting articles of canon law.

To ask to be informed of

To order, establish, or decide by decree

To require as useful, just, proper, or necessary; call for

To issue a decree.

To lay legal claim to; claim formally.

An edict or law.

To ask that (something) be done in accordance with a legal requirement.

(legal) The judicial decision in a litigated cause rendered by a court of equity.

To make a demand.

(legal) The determination of a cause in a court of admiralty or court of probate.

An act of demanding; an urgent request.

(religion) A predetermination made by God; an act of providence.

Something demanded

To command by a decree.

An urgent requirement or need

An order from one having authority, deciding what is to be done by a subordinate; also, a determination by one having power, deciding what is to be done or to take place; edict, law; authoritative ru decision.

The state of being sought after

A decision, order, or sentence, given in a cause by a court of equity or admiralty.

(Economics) The desire for goods or services in an economy, measured as the amount people are ready to buy at a given price

An edict or law made by a council for regulating any business within their jurisdiction; as, the decrees of ecclesiastical councils.

A formal claim.

To determine judicially by authority, or by decree; to constitute by edict; to appoint by decree or law; to determine; to order; to ordain; as, a court decrees a restoration of property.

A request that some act be done or payment made in accordance with a legal requirement.

To ordain by fate.

(Archaic) An emphatic question or inquiry.

To make decrees; - used absolutely.

The desire to purchase goods and services.

A legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge);

(economics) The amount of a good or service that consumers are willing to buy at a particular price.

Issue a decree;

A forceful claim for something.

Decide with authority;

A requirement.

An urgent request.

An order.

(electricity supply) More precisely peak demand or peak load, a measure of the maximum power load of a utility's customer over a short period of time; the power load integrated over a specified time interval.

To request forcefully.

To claim a right to something.

To ask forcefully for information.

To require of someone.

(legal) To issue a summons to court.

To ask or call for with authority; to claim or seek from, as by authority or right; to claim, as something due; to call for urgently or peremptorily; as, to demand a debt; to demand obedience.

To inquire authoritatively or earnestly; to ask, esp. in a peremptory manner; to question.

To require as necessary or useful; to be in urgent need of; hence, to call for; as, the case demands care.

To call into court; to summon.

To make a demand; to inquire.

The act of demanding; an asking with authority; a peremptory urging of a claim; a claiming or challenging as due; requisition; as, the demand of a creditor; a note payable on demand.

Earnest inquiry; question; query.

A diligent seeking or search; manifested want; desire to possess; request; as, a demand for certain goods; a person's company is in great demand.

That which one demands or has a right to demand; thing claimed as due; claim; as, demands on an estate.

The asking or seeking for what is due or claimed as due.

The ability and desire to purchase goods and services;

An urgent or peremptory request;

A condition requiring relief;

The act of demanding;

Required activity;

Request urgently and forcefully;

Require as useful, just, or proper;

Claim as due or just;

Lay legal claim to

Summon to court

Ask to be informed of;