To pass upon judicially; to decide, settle, or decree; to sentence or condemn. Webb v. Bid well, 15 Minn. 479. (Gil. 394;) Western Assur. Co. v. Klein, 48 Neb. 904, 07 N. V. S73; Blaufus v. People, 09 N. Y. 307 , 25 Am. Rep. 148. Compare Edwards v. Hellings, 99 Cal. 214, 33 Pac. 799.
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