Decree by judicial sentence that something be done.
transferred sense
Decree a person etc. to be or to do something by judicial sentence. (in the phrase “to decern in”, obsolete) To mulct in by decree of court.
intransitive
with simple object
See distinctly (with the eyes or the mind); distinguish (an object or fact); discern.
To judicially rule or determine.
To govern as biblical judge or shophet (over some jurisdiction).
To form an opinion; to infer.
To arbitrate; to pass opinion on something, especially to settle a dispute etc.
To sit in judgment, to act as judge.
To form an opinion on; to appraise.
To sit in judgment on; to pass sentence on (a person or matter).
To have as an opinion; to consider, suppose.
To criticize or label another person or thing.
A person who decides the fate of someone or something that has been called into question.
A person who evaluates something or forms an opinion.
A person officiating at a sports event, a contest, or similar.
A public official whose duty it is to administer the law, especially by presiding over trials and rendering judgments; a justice.
A shophet, a temporary leader appointed in times of crisis in ancient Israel.