Decern

In Scotch law

To decree. "Decernit and ordainit."

1 How. St. Tr. 927. "Decerns." Shaw, 16.

DECESSUS (Lat. from decedere, to depart). In the Civil Law. Decease; death.

Dig. 33. 2. 34.

Rarely used. In Old English Law. Decease; death. Post meum deoessum, after my decease. Fleta, lib.

3, c. 9, § 5; Id. c. 17, § 1. Departure. 3 Salk. 123.

See "Departure." DECET TAMEN PRINCIPEM SERVARE leges, quibus ipse servatus est. It behooves, indeed, the prince to keep the laws by which he himself is preserved. DECIES TANTUM (Lat.) An obsolete writ, which formerly lay against a juror who had taken money for giving his verdict. Called so because it was sued out to recover from him ten times as much as he took. DECIMAE (Lat.) The tenth part of the annual profit of each living, payable formerly to the pope. There were several valuations made of these livings at different times. The decimae (tenths) were appropriated to the crown, and a new valuation established, by 26 Hen. VIII. c.

3. 1 Sharswood, Bl. Comm. 284.

DECIMAE DE DECIMATIS SOLVI NON debent

Tithes are not to be paid from that which is given for tithes. DECIMAE DE JURE DIVINO ET CAnonica institutione pertinent ad personam. Tithes belong to the parson by divine right and canonical institution.

Dal. 50.