In Scotch law. Judicial sentence, or judgment The decision or sentence of a court orally pronounced by an officer called a “dempster” or “deemster.” In modern usage, criminal sentences still end with the words “which is pronounced for doom.”
In Scotch law. Judicial sentence, or judgment The decision or sentence of a court orally pronounced by an officer called a “dempster” or “deemster.” In modern usage, criminal sentences still end with the words “which is pronounced for doom.”