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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To cry down; to deprive of credit "The king may at any time decry or cry down any coin of the kingdom, and make it no longer current." 1 BL Comm. 278.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 “The king may at any time decry or cry down any coin of the kingdom, and mike it no longer current.” 1 Bl.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.