Decree

1 What it means

The formal expression of a court's decision that conclusively decides the rights of the parties in a suit, defined in Section 2(2) of the CPC.

2 Use it in a sentence

The plaintiff obtained a money decree for the unpaid price.

3 Make it stick

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