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A quick definition of decretum:

A decretum is a decision made by a person in power that must be followed. In Roman law, it was a decision made by the emperor, and in Ecclesiastical law, it was a religious law.

A more thorough explanation:

A decretum is a decision made by a magistrate or emperor that has mandatory force. In Roman law, it refers to a judgment made by the emperor at first instance or on appeal. An example of a decretum would be a decision made by the emperor on a legal case. In Ecclesiastical law, it refers to an ecclesiastical law, which is different from a secular law. Plural form of decretum is decreta.

When the emperor made a decision on a legal case, it was called a decretum.
The decretum of the emperor was a type of imperial constitution.
In Ecclesiastical law, a decretum is an ecclesiastical law that is different from a secular law.

These examples illustrate that a decretum is a decision made by a magistrate or emperor that has mandatory force. It can be a judgment made by the emperor on a legal case or an ecclesiastical law in Ecclesiastical law.

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llama

9:31

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llama

9:32

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jackfrost11770

9:33

worthless i trust you implicitly you know what it will happen now.

jackfrost11770

9:33

worthless i trust you implicitly you know what it will happen now.

jackfrost11770

9:33

worthless i trust you implicitly you know what it will happen now.

jackfrost11770

9:33

worthless i trust you implicitly you know what it will happen now.

jackfrost11770

9:33

worthless i trust you implicitly you know what it will happen now.

WorthlessAttractiveZombie

9:34

I mean if Fordham doesn't release today I will purposefully get on a train, go to new york, and then take the stinkiest shit inside the admission office's toilet (potentially clogging it and forcing them to get a plumber)

jackfrost11770

9:35

IS IT ONLY ON MY END WHY DID THAT SEND TEN MILLION TIMES

jackfrost11770

9:35

HELLO

WorthlessAttractiveZombie

9:35

it sent a million times lol

jackfrost11770

9:35

WHAT HAPPENED

TheAdoptedOne

9:35

yeah i thought you were tweaking for a second

jackfrost11770

9:35

i'm so sorry everyone what the actual fuck this website hates me

WorthlessAttractiveZombie

9:35

Jack's just tweaking on LSD no biggie

jackfrost11770

9:36

to be fair this accurately represents my mental state

KnowledgeableRitzyWasp

9:37

election day psychosis coming in hot (fordham)

jackfrost11770

9:38

usc pls pull through .....

jackfrost11770

9:38

i literally just need one A so i can relax before my ED decision

WorthlessAttractiveZombie

9:38

oh that's right USC might release

soapy

9:43

USC still has not looked at my app

WorthlessAttractiveZombie

9:43

when did you submit soapy?

soapy

9:44

10/16

WorthlessAttractiveZombie

9:44

to be fair it took them almost 2 months for me to go under review

soapy

9:44

Feelin a bit stressed, as I've got no date change for Michigan either despite applying 10/7

WorthlessAttractiveZombie

9:45

I have not had a date change either for Mich but I've seen people get in without one so who knows

TheAdoptedOne

9:46

I applied 9/25 to like 6 schools and some (Houston) have no date change yet so dw

soapy

9:46

But do people get in without addresses going long?

WorthlessAttractiveZombie

9:46

it's tough to tell because a lot of people type out their addresses long to begin with

soapy

9:46

Ah. I didn't. Looking back, my Mich supplement kind of sucks, so there's that

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