decree always follows adjudication of plaint/written statement but order originate at any stage of suit on any regarding issue on the application of parties of the suit.
A judgment is a court's determination of the rights and obligations of the parties in a case. A judgment is a judicial decision made in a court of law. The term judgment includes a decree and any...
A 'consent decree" is arrived at after negotiations by both sides to the issue. A stipulated dismissal is a dismissal stipulated to by one (or both parties) that may or may not be agreeable to one,...