Definition
decerned
verb
- past tense of decern; to decree or ordain by judicial decision; to judge or determine officially.
Usage: archaic; chiefly Scottish and legal
Examples
- The court decerned that the property should be returned to its rightful owner.
- The judge decerned the matter in favor of the plaintiff.
- It was decerned by the assembly that new laws would take effect immediately.
- The tribunal decerned the dispute after careful consideration of the evidence.