decreet

British  

/ dɪˈkriːt /

noun

1. Scots law the final judgment or sentence of a court

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Etymology

Origin of decreet

C14: decret , from Old French, from Latin dēcrētum _decree

Example Sentences

Whey they sayn ot King Harry hon decreet ot we're to ha' naw more monks or friars i' aw Englondshiar.

From The Lancashire Witches A Romance of Pendle Forest by Ainsworth, William Harrison

It 's dated, tested, a' complete; The proper stamp, nae word delete; And diligence, as on decreet, May pass for her annuity.

From The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume VI The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century by Rogers, Charles

Doom's done wi'; it's his decreet, and I'm no' a day ower soon wi' the promise o' the Red Sodger—for the which I'm muckle obleeged to you, Factor.

From Doom Castle by Munro, Neil

But it went, he said, just like a decreet in absence, and was lost for want of a contradictor.

From Redgauntlet by Scott, Walter, Sir