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Definitive sentence

Defined in 6 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910), Kinney (1893), Black's (1891), Stimson (1881), Burrill (1850)

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

(Ecclesiastical) A final judgment.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

The final judgment, decree, or sentence of an ecolesiastical court. 3 Bl. Comm. 10l.

Defined under Definitive in Black's Law Dictionary.

A Law Dictionary and Glossary

George C. Kinney · 1893

The final judgment of an ecclesiastical court

A Dictionary of Law

Henry Campbell Black · 1891

The final judgment, decree, or sentence of an ecclesiastical court. 3 BI. Comm, 101.

Glossary of Technical Terms, Phrases, and Maxims of the Common Law

Frederic Jesup Stimson · 1881

The final judgment of an ecclesiastical court.

A New Law Dictionary and Glossary

Alexander M. Burrill · 1850

[L. Lat. diffinitiva sententia!] The final judgment, decree or sentence of an ecclesiastical court; the sentence by which a principal cause is determined, as distinguished from an interlocutory sentence, which is on some incident question arising from the principal cause. 3 Bl, Com, 101. Hallifax Anal. b. 3, c. 9, num. 40. Bract, fol. 405 b.