Decretati

Decretati is an Italian term that designates people or things that have been decreed by an authority. Grammatically, decretati is the masculine plural form; the feminine plural is decretate, and the word can be used as a noun or as an adjective to describe those affected by a decree. The root is decreto, meaning decree, with the suffix -ato indicating a state resulting from a declaratory act.

In usage, decretati appears mainly in legal, administrative, or historical writing. It refers to individuals or groups defined or bound by an official decree. This can include people who have been granted status or obligations by a decree, such as changes in citizenship, exile, expropriation, or other administrative decisions. The term helps summarize a category of persons affected by a specific governmental act.

Modern usage of decretati is relatively rare outside formal or archival contexts. In contemporary Italian, writers and speakers typically specify the exact decree or describe the nature of the status directly rather than relying on the blanket term decretati. Nevertheless, the word can appear in legal documents, historical records, and scholarly works to indicate populations or categories established by decrees.

See also: decree, decreti, administrative act, legal status, naturalization.