Decry
Defined in 3 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Black's (1910), Black's (1891)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
To cry down; to destroy the credit of. It is said that the king may at any time decry the coin of the realm. 1 BL Comm. 278.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
To cry down; to deprive of credit "The king may at any time decry or cry down any coin of the kingdom, and make it no longer current." 1 BL Comm. 278.
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
To cry down; to deprive of credit. “The king may at any time decry or cry down any coin of the kingdom, and mike it no longer current.” 1 Bl. Comm. 278.