adjudicate vs decree

adjudicate

verb
  • To act as a judge. 

  • To settle a legal case or other dispute. 

  • To seize, or convey, a debtor's estate as security. 

decree

verb
  • To command by a decree. 

noun
  • The determination of a cause in a court of admiralty or court of probate. 

  • An edict or law. 

  • A predetermination made by God; an act of providence. 

  • The judicial decision in a litigated cause rendered by a court of equity. 

How often have the words adjudicate and decree occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )