judicial+decree

  • 81Minor — • That which is less, or inferior in comparison with another, the term being employed as well of things as of persons Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Minor     Minor      …

    Catholic encyclopedia

  • 82award — a•ward [[t]əˈwɔrd[/t]] v. t. 1) to give as due or merited; assign or bestow: to award prizes[/ex] 2) to bestow or assign by judicial decree: The plaintiff was awarded damages of $100,000[/ex] 3) something awarded, as a payment or medal 4) law a)… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 83award — /əˈwɔd / (say uh wawd) verb (t) 1. to adjudge to be due or merited; assign or bestow: to award prizes. 2. to bestow by judicial decree; assign or appoint by deliberate judgement, as in arbitration. –noun 3. something awarded, as a medal or prize …

  • 84legislative divorce — A divorce decreed by an act of the legislature as to one particular couple and not by judicial decree. While legislative divorces once existed in New England states, and parliamentary divorces once were granted in England, such have long been… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 85legislative divorce — A divorce decreed by an act of the legislature as to one particular couple and not by judicial decree. While legislative divorces once existed in New England states, and parliamentary divorces once were granted in England, such have long been… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 86Adjudicate — Ad*ju di*cate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Adjudicated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Adjudicating}] [L. adjudicatus, p. p. of adjudicare. See {Adjudge}.] To adjudge; to try and determine, as a court; to settle by judicial decree. [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 87Adjudicated — Adjudicate Ad*ju di*cate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Adjudicated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Adjudicating}] [L. adjudicatus, p. p. of adjudicare. See {Adjudge}.] To adjudge; to try and determine, as a court; to settle by judicial decree. [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 88Adjudicating — Adjudicate Ad*ju di*cate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Adjudicated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Adjudicating}] [L. adjudicatus, p. p. of adjudicare. See {Adjudge}.] To adjudge; to try and determine, as a court; to settle by judicial decree. [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 89Chattel mortgage — Mortgage Mort gage (m[^o]r g[asl]j; 48), n. [F. mort gage; mort dead (L. mortuus) + gage pledge. See {Mortal}, and {Gage}.] 1. (Law) A conveyance of property, upon condition, as security for the payment of a debt or the preformance of a duty, and …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 90Mortgage — Mort gage (m[^o]r g[asl]j; 48), n. [F. mort gage; mort dead (L. mortuus) + gage pledge. See {Mortal}, and {Gage}.] 1. (Law) A conveyance of property, upon condition, as security for the payment of a debt or the preformance of a duty, and to… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English