An edict or law.
The determination of a cause in a court of admiralty or court of probate.
A predetermination made by God; an act of providence.
The judicial decision in a litigated cause rendered by a court of equity.
To command by a decree.
a court order authorising an officer to carry a judgment into execution.
a court order authorising an officer to seize and sell the judgment debtor's property in order to pay his judgment debt.