In Scotch practice. A decree by which a debt is ascertained. Bell. In
technical language, a decree which is requisite to found a title in the person of the
creditor, whether that necessity arises from the death of the debtor or of the creditor.Id.
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In Scotch practice. A decree by which a debt is ascertained. Bell. In
technical language, a decree which is requisite to found a title in the person of the
creditor, whether that necessity arises from the death of the debtor or of the creditor.Id.
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