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decree

Latin decretum: de cernere, to decide literally, to separate. The decision, judgment, or sentence of a court of equity, admiralty, probate, or divorce jurisdiction. A judgment in a suit, equitable in nature, rendered by a court exercising equitable powers.

Source : William C. Anderson, A Dictionary of Law (1893)

Language : English

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