To pass upon judicially; to decide, settle, or decree; to sentence or condemn. Webb v. Bidwell, 15 Minn. 479, (Gil. 394;) Western Assur. Co. v. Klein, 48 Neb. 904, 67 N. W. 873; Blaufus v. People, 69 N. Y. 107, 25 Am. Rep. 148. Compare Edwards v. Hellings, 99 Cal. 214, 33 Pac. 799.