Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In Scots law, a decree or sentence of a court: as, he resolved to appeal against the decerniture of the judge.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Scots Law) A decree or sentence of a court.
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- noun Scotland, law A
decree orsentence of acourt .
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Examples
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-- Can ye get a decerniture against him, with expenses?
St. Ronan's Well Walter Scott 1801
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Can ye get a decerniture against him, with expenses? — that is the question.”
Saint Ronan's Well 2008
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