N.Y. SCP Law § 601
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Definition of decree and order; how order enforced The determination of the rights of the parties to a special proceeding in the court is...
Official statutory text
§ 601. Definition of decree and order; how order enforced\n The determination of the rights of the parties to a special proceeding\nin the court is a decree.\n A direction of the court made or entered in writing and not included\nin a decree is an order.\n A decree or order has the same effect and may be enforced in like\nmanner as a similar judgment, decree or order made by the supreme court\nin an action.\n
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