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n

A court judgment, especially in a court of equity, bankruptcy, admiralty, divorce, or probate.
consent decree
A written settlement by the parties to a litigation, in the form of a decree signed by the judge.
decree absolute
A final decree entered by the court, after the waiting period set in a decree nisi has expired, without the adverse party persuading the court to set it aside.
decree nisi
A proposed final decree by a court, which will not become final until the expiration of a time period, during which the adversely affected party is given the opportunity to show the court why it should be set aside.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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