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| de·cern [ di súrn ] (past and past participle de·cerned, present participle de·cern·ing, 3rd person present singular de·cerns) |
transitive and intransitive verb |
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legally order something: in Scots law, to state or impose something as a binding decree
  They decern and decree the said John Smith to be returned to prison.
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| [15th century. Via French< Latin decernere "decide, pronounce a decision" < cernere "separate, sift"] |
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