in the Law of Scotland, a final decree or judgment of the lords of session, from which an appeal only lies to parliament.

DECREET-Arbitral, in Scots Law, the sentence or judgment of one to whom parties voluntarily submit the determination of any question betwixt them. See Law Index.

DEC [113] DECREMENT, in Heraldry, signifies the wane of the moon from the full to the new. The moon in this state is called moon decrecent, or in decours; and when borne in coat armour, faces to the left side of the escutcheon, as she does to the right side when in the increment.