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decisory oath.See decisive oath under OATH. [Blacks Law 8th]

decisive oath.See OATH. [Blacks Law 8th]

decision on the merits.See judgment on the merits under JUDGMENT. [Blacks Law 8th]

decision-making  responsibility.The  authority  to  come  to a  binding  resolution  of  an  issue.  • For  example,  in  child-rearing,  decision-making  responsibility  involves  the  authority  to  make significant  decisions  on  a  child’s  behalf,  including  decisions about education,  religious  training, and healthcare. [Blacks Law 8th]

decisional law.See CASELAW. [Blacks Law 8th]

decision,n.1. A judicial or agency determination after consideration of the facts and the law; esp., a ruling, order, or judgment pronounced by a court when considering or disposing of a case. See JUDGMENT(1); OPINION(1). — decisional,adj. appealable  decision.A  decree  or  order  that  is  sufficiently  final  to  receive  appellate  review (such  as  an  order  granting  summary …

decimation  (des-<<schwa>>-may-sh<<schwa>>n).1.  A major  destruction  of  people; a  great loss of life. 2.Hist. A tithing; a payment of the tenth part. 3.Hist. A punishment, esp. by death, of every  tenth  person  by  lot.  •  Under  Roman  law,  decimatio  referred  to  the  punishment  by  lot  of every tenth soldier in a legion for mutiny or cowardice. [Blacks…

decimae  vicariae (des-i-mee  vI-kair-ee-ee). [Law Latin]  Hist. Eccles. law.  Vicarage tithes. • Vicars  received  tithes  from  various  sources  (such  as  from  wool  or  eggs)  according  to  need  or custom. The right to levy them could not be lost by prescription. [Blacks Law 8th]

decimae rectoriae (des-i-mee rek-tor-ee-ee). [Law Latin] Hist. Eccles. law. Parsonage tithes; that is, fixed tithes payable to the parson of a parish. • The right to levy such tithes could not be lost by prescription. [Blacks Law 8th]

decimae  garbales  (des-i-mee  gahr-bay-leez).  [Law  Latin]  Hist.  Eccles.  law.  Tithe  sheaves; grain tithes. • The parish rector was entitled to each tenth sheaf of the cut grain as a tithe. [Blacks Law 8th]