Law Dictionary

The expression “dangers of the sea” means those accidents peculiar to navigation that are of an extraordinary nature, or arise from irresistible force or overwhelming power, which

The act of lending money on usury.

In Spanish law. Damage; the deterioration, injury, or destruction which a man suffers with respect to his person or his property by the fault (culpa) of another. White, New Recop.

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NIHIL DAT. One who gives and yet retains does not give effectually. Tray. Lat. Max. 129. Or, one who gives yet retains [possession] grfves nothing.

Giving and retaining in one’s possession gives nothing.

A steward either of a king or lord. Spelman.

Handcuffs.

In the civil law. To transfer property. When this transfer is made in order to discharge a debt, it is datio solvendi animo; when in order to receive an equivalent, to create an ob

To give away in fee, or forever.

See Deraigner. DAREYNK See Darrein.

Same as Darrein.

See Deraign. DAHREIlf. See Continuance, Puis, etc.

“dark days” means those days when racing of the same type does not occur in an off-track State within 60 miles of an off-track betting office during a race meeting, including, but

In this section, the term “dark territory” means any territory in a railroad system that does not have a signal or train control system installed or operational.

A celebrated English case (1627) sustaining the defendant’s refusal to subscribe to a forced loan.

To clear a legal account; to answer an accusation; to settle a controversy. DARREIN (Fr. dernier). Last. Darrein continuance, last continuance. DARREIN PRESENTMENT (Law Pr.) In old

Last.

The last continuance.

The last presentation.

A tenant’s plea in a writ of right. See 3 Met. (Mass.) 184, 37 Am. Dec. 130.

A case holding a corporate charter to be a contract between a corporation and the state. See 4 Wheat. (U. S.) 518-, 4 L. Ed. 629.

The term “Dashboard” means the Permitting Dashboard required under section 4370m–2(b) of this title .

In this paragraph, the term “data” refers to information with respect to a drug approved under this section or under section 262 of title 42 , including claims data, patient survey

the terms “data asset”, “machine-readable”, “metadata”, and “open license” have the meanings given the terms in section 3502 of title 44 ; and / the term “data asset” means a colle

the term “Data Bank” means the National Trade Data Bank;

The term "databases" means— (A) the National Crime Information Center database; (B) the Combined DNA Index System; (C) the Next Generation Identification System; and (D)

Data breach.—The term “data breach” means the loss, theft, or other unauthorized access, other than those incidental to the scope of employment, to data containing sensitive person

Data breach analysis.—The term “data breach analysis” means the process used to determine if a data breach has resulted in the misuse of sensitive personal information.

The term "data broker" means an entity that, for valuable consideration, sells, licenses, rents, trades, transfers, releases, discloses, provides access to, or otherwise

the term “Data Center” means the data center established under section 5344 of this title ; / The term “data center” means any facility that primarily contains electronic equipment

The term “data center operator” means any person or government entity that builds or operates a data center or purchases data center services, equipment, and facilities.

Subject to subparagraph (B), in this section, the term "data collection period" means a period of time, such as a previous 12 month period, specified by the Secretary. /

The term “data continuity” means the continued acquisition and availability of unenhanced data which are, from the point of view of the user— (A) sufficiently consistent (in terms

In this section, the term “data file” means a file of the military flight operations quality assurance (in this section referred to as “MFOQA”) system that contains information acq

The term “data governance process” means a system to manage the timely Department of Defense-wide sharing of data described under subsection (e)(6)(A).

The term “data improvement activities” means a project or activity to further the capacity of a State to make more informed and effective safety infrastructure investment decisions

The term “data mining” means a program involving pattern-based queries, searches, or other analyses of 1 or more electronic databases, where— (A) a department or agency of the Fede

The term “data preprocessing”— (A) may include— (i) rectification of system and sensor distortions in land remote sensing data as it is received directly from the satellite in prep

the term "data standard" means a standard that specifies rules by which data is described and recorded.

The designation or indication in an instrument of writing of the time and place when and where it was made. When the place is mentioned in the date of a deed, the law intends, unle

) <Actass of bailment which is called “commodatum” in the Roman law, and is denominated by Sir William Jones a “loan for use,” (prét @ usage,) to distinguish it from “mutuum,” a lo

In French law. A fixed date; one made certain by the registration of the instrument,

The term “date of acquisition” means the date— (I) on which a binding contract to acquire the principal residence to which subparagraph (A) applies is entered into, or (II) on whic

the earlier of the date on which a foreign nation which, as of the date the WTO Agreement enters into force with respect to the United States, is not a nation adhering to the Berne

For purposes of this section, with respect to an application described in paragraph (1), the term &quot;date of approval&quot; shall mean the later of— (A) the date an application

with respect to any country with which the United States was at war on January 1, 1946, the term &quot;date of cessation of hostilities&quot; shall mean the date of enactment of th

In the case of any debt instrument which is publicly offered, the term “date of original issue” means the date on which the issue was first issued to the public. / In the case of a

The term “date of recordal” means the date on which a request for extension of protection, filed after an international registration is granted, is recorded on the International Re

“date of transfer” means the date on which the Secretary delivers to the State the four documents referred to in section 1203(b)(1) of this title ;

The term “date rape drug” means— (i) gamma hydroxybutyric acid (GHB) or any controlled substance analogue of GHB, including gamma butyrolactone (GBL) or 1,4–butanediol; (ii) ketami

In this section, the terms “dating partner”, “immediate family”, and “intimate partner” have the meanings given such terms in section 930 of this title (article 130). / the terms “

The term “dating relationship” means a relationship between individuals who have or have recently had a continuing serious relationship of a romantic or intimate nature.

The terms “domestic violence”, “sexual assault”, “child abuse and neglect”, “dating violence”, “elder abuse”, and “stalking” have the meaning given such terms in section 3 of the V

In civil law. A giving, or act of giving. Datio in solutum, a giving in payment; a species of accord and satisfaction. Called, in modern law, "dation." _ Appointment or assignment.

An accord and satisfaction in property. (Not in money.)

In civil law. The act of giving something. It differs from donation, which is a gift; dation, on the contrary, is giving something without any liberality; as, the giving of an offi

An English statute, (8 Vict. c. 16,) passed in 1845, which consolidated the clauses of previous laws still remaining in foree on the subject of public companies. It is considered a

In civil law. A giving by the debtor and receipt by the creditor of something in payment of a debt instead of a sum of money. It is somewhat like the accord and satisfaction of the

In Old English Law. In one's gift; that may be given and disposed of at will and pleasure. Applied to an officer in the sense of "removable," as distinguished from "perpetual." St.

I. I. Given; dated. Datum apnd London: given at London. Datur digniori: it is given to the more worthy.

In the civll law. A giving or act of giving. Datio in solutum; a giving in payment; a species of accord and satisfaction. Called, in modem law, "dation."

POST MORtem tunc tua non sunt. Give the things which are yours whilst they are yours; after death then they are not yours. 3 Bulst. 18. DABIS7 DABO (Lat. will you give? I will give

3 Bulst. 18. Give the things which are yours whilst they are yours; after dcath they are not yours.

Give your property while it is yours; after death it will not be yours.

A thing given. DATUR DIGNiORI. It is given to tbe more worthy. 2 Vent. 268.

It is given to the more worthy.

An immediate female descendant. See "Sons."

The wife of one's son.

A French king’s eldest son.

Lat. In old Scotch law. A portioQ of land, containing four plonghlands. Skene de Verb. Signify

The act of lending money on usury.

the time from eight o'clock antemeridian to five o'clock postmeridian.

[Lat. dies.] In practice and pleading. A particular time assigned or given for the appearance of parties in court, the return of writs, &c. See Days in bank, Dies datus, Return day

that two theatres exhibit a first-run at the same time.

In mercantile law. An account book in which merchants and others make entries of their daily transactions. This is generally a book of original entries, and, as such, may.be given

The dawn or first appearance of light in the morning. 167 111. App. 159.

A fixed or appointed day; a specified particular day; a day in term. Regina v. Conyers, 8 Q. B. 99L

A dairy. CowelL

The term “day-haul operation” means the assembly of workers at a pick-up point waiting to be hired and employed, transportation of such workers to agricultural employment, and the

A person's right to reasonable notice of a charge against him, and an opportunity to be heard in his defense—a right to his day in court—are basic in our system of jurisprudence; a

The daytime; between sunrise and sunset. 4 Bl. Comm. 224. Sufficient light, of day, to distinguish a man's features. 11 Car. & P. 297; 11 E. C. L. 398. An insurance policy requirin

For purposes of this subparagraph, the term “day outlier percentage” means, for a fiscal year, the percentage of the total additional payments made by the Secretary under this subp

or DAY WRIT. A rule or order of the court by which a prisoner on civil process, and not committed, is enabled, in term time, to go out of the prison and its rule or bounds. Tidd, P

A court order permitting a prisoner a day out of prison.

The word 'days,' when not qualified, means in ordinary and common usage calendar days.

In English practice. Days of appearance in the court of common pleas, usually called bancum. They are at the distance of about a week from each other, and are regulated by some fes

(In Lat dies in banco.) In practice. Certain stated days in term appointed for the appearance of parties, the return of process, etc., originally peculiar to the court of common pl

An arbitrator, umpire, or elected judge. Cowell.

In this country and in England, three days of grace are given by the general commercial law, and the day the note matures is not one of them. In Hamburg, the day the bill falls due

[L. Lat. dies gratiae, or amoris.] In old practice. Three days allowed to persons summoned in the English courts, beyond the day named in the writ, to make their appearance; the la

The courts will always take judicial notice of the days of the week; for example, when a writ of inquiry was stated in the pleadings to have been executed on the fifteenth of June,

In this section, the term &quot;day the student withdrew&quot;— (A) is the date that the institution determines— (i) the student began the withdrawal process prescribed by the inst

See "Daylight."

The time during which there is the light of day, as distinguished from night or night-time. That portion of the twenty-four hours during which a man's person and countenance are di

As much arable land as could be ploughed in one day's work. Cowell. DE. Of; about; concerning; respecting.

De bene esse.

Of course. The usual, necessary, and formal proceedings In an action are said to be de ewrsu; as distinguished from sitmmnary proceedings, or such a8 are incidenta! and may be take

De bonis non, a species of administration.

An abbreviation standing either for "District Court," or "District of Columbia."