dīnu  [DI.(KUD) : ]  (n. masc. ; pl. m. & f.)

[Legal]

legal decision, verdict, sentence, judgment ; dīna diānu to pass verdict ; dīna gamāru to pronounce final sentence ; dīnu gamru completed case ; decision (of deity) ; dīna šakānu to give a decision (by omen) ; legal provision, statute ; legal case, issue ; dīna amāru to examine a case ; dīna parāsu to settle a case ; lawsuit, trial ; dīna šūḫuzu to grant a lawsuit ; dīn napišti case of life or death ; dīna epēšu to institute legal proceedings (against s.o. : +itti) ; dēna dabāba baʾʾû to initiate legal proceedings ; dīna dabābu to bring an action ; dīnu u ragāmu lawsuit and claim ; bēl dīni adversary (in a lawsuit) ; bīt dīni law court ; ša pān dīnāte president of court

Cf. diānu, ša-dēnāni

Variants : dēnu

See also : pāliḫ šarri, šalṭu, zarpu, ṣāssu garû