an order made by a superior power, for the regulation of an inferior.

in the civil law, is a determination that the emperor pronounces upon hearing a particular cause between plaintiff and defendant.

or DECRET, in Scots law, the decisive sentence or judgment of a court of law.

DECRET-ARBITRAL, in Scots law, the sentence or judgment of one to whom parties voluntarily submit the determination of any question betwixt them. See SCOTS LAW, title 32.