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Dualism :: Dualism (n.) The doctrine that all mankind are divided by the arbitrary decree of God, and in his eternal foreknowledge, into two classes, the elect and the reprobate..

Ne Exeat :: Ne exeat () A writ to restrain a person from leaving the country, or the jurisdiction of the court. The writ was originally applicable to purposes of state, but is now an ordinary process of courts of equity, resorted to for the purpose of obtaining bail, or security to abide a decree..

Enjoin :: Enjoin (v. t.) To prohibit or restrain by a judicial order or decree; to put an injunction on.

Predetermine :: Predetermine (v. t.) To doom by previous decree; to foredoom.

Dit :: Dit (n.) A word; a decree.

Decern :: Decern (v. t.) To decree; to adjudge.

Pnyx :: Pnyx (n.) The place at Athens where the meetings of the people were held for making decrees, etc..

Adjudicate :: Adjudicate (v. t.) To adjudge; to try and determine, as a court; to settle by judicial decree..

Decree :: Decree (n.) An edict or law made by a council for regulating any business within their jurisdiction; as, the decrees of ecclesiastical councils..

Stop :: Stop (v. t.) To hinder from acting or moving; to prevent the effect or efficiency of; to cause to cease; to repress; to restrain; to suppress; to interrupt; to suspend; as, to stop the execution of a decree, the progress of vice, the approaches of old age or infirmity..

Rescript :: Rescript (v. t.) The answer of an emperor when formallyconsulted by particular persons on some difficult question; hence, an edict or decree..

Enact :: Enact (v. t.) To decree; to establish by legal and authoritative act; to make into a law; especially, to perform the legislative act with reference to (a bill) which gives it the validity of law..

Fated :: Fated (p. p. & a.) Decreed by fate; destined; doomed; as, he was fated to rule a factious people..

Decree :: Decree (n.) A determination or judgment of an umpire on a case submitted to him.

Orthodox :: Orthodox (a.) According or congruous with the doctrines of Scripture, the creed of a church, the decree of a council, or the like; as, an orthodox opinion, book, etc..

Sentence :: Sentence (v. t.) To decree or announce as a sentence.

Undecreed :: Undecreed (a.) Not decreed.

Firman :: Firman (n.) In Turkey and some other Oriental countries, a decree or mandate issued by the sovereign; a royal order or grant; -- generally given for special objects, as to a traveler to insure him protection and assistance..

Emit :: Emit (v. t.) To issue forth, as an order or decree; to print and send into circulation, as notes or bills of credit..

Decrete :: Decrete (n.) A decree.

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