transitive. More generally: to decide or declare by judicial or comparable authority that something is to be done, or is the case; to decree…

intransitive and transitive. To decide, determine; to pronounce judgement; to decree. Also with of. Obsolete. Cf. decern, v.

transitive. To pronounce judicially or authoritatively; to determine, decree. With clause as object, or with object and complement.

To decree or order judicially. Obsolete.

Law. †To pronounce judgement on (a cause), decide judicially (obsolete); to order or determine by a judicial decision; to adjudge; absol. to give…

To determine upon and appoint by judicial sentence.

transitive. To decree by judicial sentence. Now a technical term of Scottish judicature; the use of the… with simple object.

transitive. To pronounce a judicial decision on, to adjudge or decide (a cause).