Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.

Decreet

n. [fr. Latin decretum] Scots law. A court's final judgment; a decree.

decreet absolvitor

n. Scots law. A judgment for a defendant, either by a dismissal of a claim or by an acquittal.

decreet arbitral

n. Scots law. 1. An arbitration award. 2. A form for an arbitration award. - Also termed decree arbitral.

decreet cognitionis causa

n. Scots law. A judgment in a suit involving a plaintiff creditor suing a debtor's heir to attach the heir's lands.

decreet condemnatory

n. Scots law. A judgment for the plaintiff.

decreet of valuation of teinds

n. Scots law. A court of sessions judgment determining the proper amount of tithes to be paid to church officers for their services.