A court judgment, especially in a court of equity, bankruptcy, admiralty, divorce, or probate. consent decree. A written settlement by the parties to a litigation, in the form of a decree signed by the judge. decree absolute. A final decree entered by the court, after the waiting period set in a decree nisi has expired, without the adverse party persuading the court to set it aside. decree nisi. A proposed final decree by a court, which will not become final until the expiration of a time per...