An order of the court A final decree is one that fully and finally disposes of the litigation An interlocutory decree is a preliminary order that often disposes of only part of a lawsuit
A decision or order of the court A final decree is one which fully and finally disposes of the litigation; an interlocutory decree is a provisional or preliminary decree which is not final
An official document issued by the court defining the priority, amount, use, and location of a water right or plan of augmentation When issued, the decree serves as a mandate to the state engineer to administer the water rights involved in accordance with the decree (Rice (1991))
An order of the Court given in civil cases A final decree is one which fully disposes of the litigation; an interlocutory decree is a preliminary order that often disposes of only part of a lawsuit
A decision or order of the Court A final decree is one which fully and finally disposes of the litigation; and interlocutory decree is a provisional or preliminary decree which is not final
An order from one having authority, deciding what is to be done by a subordinate; also, a determination by one having power, deciding what is to be done or to take place; edict, law; authoritative ru&?;&?; decision
a decision or order of a court, usually in equity; a final decree disposes of all matters before the court; an interlocutory decree disposes of only part of the lawsuit and often may not be appealed until the conclusion of the entire case
1 The judicial decision in a litigated cause rendered by a court of equity; the determination of a cause in courts of admiralty and probate It is accurate to use the word judgment for a decision of a court of law and decree from a court of equity, although the former term now includes both
Latin decretum: de cernere, to decide literally, to separate The decision, judgment, or sentence of a court of equity, admiralty, probate, or divorce jurisdiction A judgment in a suit, equitable in nature, rendered by a court exercising equitable powers 3 Bl Com 451
If someone in authority decrees that something must happen, they decide or state this officially. The UN Security Council has decreed that the election must be held by May The king decreed a general amnesty. = order
a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge); "a friend in New Mexico said that the order caused no trouble out there"
A decree is an official order or decision, especially one made by the ruler of a country. In July he issued a decree ordering all unofficial armed groups in the country to disband = order
The Scottish equivalent of the English civil 'judgment' - although the written judgment itself (as opposed to the decision which it embodies) is still called a judgment
To determine judicially by authority, or by decree; to constitute by edict; to appoint by decree or law; to determine; to order; to ordain; as, a court decrees a restoration of property
A final court decision regarding a water rights case Once a decree has finalized a water right, the right is administered by Colorado's Division of Water Resources
A decision or order of the court A final decree is one which fully and finally disposes of the litigation An interlocutory decree is a preliminary decree which is not final