“Before the judgment or interlocutor of any court in Scotland can be extracted, to the effect of warranting execution, it must import a decree. Hence, all extractable judgments close with the word ‘decern.’ ” William Bell, Bell’s Dictionary and Digest of the Law of Scotland 287 (George Watson ed., 7th ed. 1890).
decern
decern (di-s[schwa]rn), vb. Scots law. To decree; to give final judgment.