Decree in United Kingdom
Definition of Decree
In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Decree :
- A law.
- A court order.
History of Decree
In English law decree was more particularly the judgment of a court of equity, but since the Judicature Acts the expression “judgment” (see the entry in this legal Ecyclopedia) is employed in reference to the decisions of all the divisions of the supreme court. A “decree nisi” is the conditional order for a dissolution of marriage made by the divorce court, and it is made “absolute” after six months (which period may, however, be shortened) in the absence of sufficient cause shown to the contrary. (See Divorce in the European Legal Encyclopedia.) Decreet arbitral is a Scottish phrase for the award of an arbitrator. (1)
In recent times the word decree has been replaced and in general terms is referred to as a judgment.
Decree in other legal encyclopedias
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| Decree | Decree in the International Legal Encyclopedia. |
| Decree | Decree in the American Legal Encyclopedia. |
| Decree | Decree in the Asian Legal Encyclopedia. |
| Decree | Decree in the European Legal Encyclopedia. |
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Notes and References
- Encyclopedia Britannica (1911)
See Also
Decree absolute; decree nisi.
Further Reading
Concept of Decree, Decreet
Traditional meaning of decree, decreet [1] in scots law: The judgment of a court of equity or admiralty, which, if final, disposes of the suit; see 1 Kent, 316; if interlocutory, disposes not of the main question, but of some plea or issue arising in the cause; see 135 U. S. 232. Decree nisi: one which will be made absolute on motion, unless some cause to prevent intervene. Decree pro confesso: an order of a court of equity that the allegations in the bill be taken as confessed by a defendant in default. The plaintiff may then have an ex parte hearing. Decree absolvitor: a decree for the defendant; condenmator, for the plaintiff. [rtbs name=”scottish-law”]
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Notes and References
- Based on A concise law dictionary of words, phrases and maxims, “Decree, Decreet”, Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1911, United States. This term and/or definition may be absolete. It is also called the Stimson’s Law dictionary, based on a glossary of terms, included Decree, Decreet.
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