Law Dictionary

the term “destructive substance” means an explosive substance, flammable material, infernal machine, or other chemical, mechanical, or radioactive device or material, or matter of

Lat. To destroy. JVWlus liber homjo capiatur — aui aliquo modo destruatur; no freeman shall be taken — or in any manner destroyed. Magna Charta, c. 29. Lord Coke construes destroye

Fr. To disturb. Desturbe; disturbed. Britt. c. 32.

To weary a person with continual barkings, and then to bite, provided against by old laws.

Disuse.

Writ of surcharge of pasture. A judicial writ which lay for him who was impleaded in the county court, for surcharging a common with his cattle, in a case where he was formerly imp

A writ of surcharge of pasture.

A writ of supersedeas.

Same as Dessus.

devester, I fr. To devest; to unclothe, v. Devest.

Ot showing the tablets of a will. Dig. 43. 5. DE TALLAGIO NON CONCEDENDO (Lat. of not allowing talliage). The name given to St. 34 Edw. I., restricting the power of the king to gra

The term “detachable battery” means a battery that is— (A) contained in a separate enclosure from the product; and (B) intended to be removed or disconnected from the product for r

To seize or take Into custody another's goods or person. The word is given by Cowell, but seenis a corruption of attaohiare.

the term “detail” means— (A) the assignment or loan of an employee of an agency to a private sector organization without a change of position from the agency that employs the indiv

The term "detailed instructors" means personnel who are assigned to the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers for a period of time to serve as instructors for the purp

The term “detailed plan and justification” means, with respect to an administrative reorganization, a written report that, at a minimum, includes the following: (A) Specification o

The term “detailed project report” means a report for a project not specifically authorized by Congress in law or otherwise that determines the feasibility of the project with a le

the term “detailee” means an employee of an agency of the United States Government on assignment or loan to the Mansfield Center for Pacific Affairs without a change of position fr

The Administrator, in coordination with the Terrorist Screening Center, shall include on the No Fly List any individual who was a detainee held at the Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay

Detention; the act of keeping a person against his will, or of withholding the possession of goods or other personal or real property from the owner. "Detainer" and "detention" are

This term is used in policies of marine insurance, in the clause relating to "arrests, restraints, and detainments." The last two words are construed as equivalents, each meaning t

Of not allowing talliage. The name given to the statutes 25 and 34 Edw. I., restricting the power of the king to grant talliage. 2 Inst. 532 ; 2 Reeve, Eng. Law, 104.

“Detection agent” means any one of the substances specified in this subsection when introduced into a plastic explosive or formulated in such explosive as a part of the manufacturi

From the time of which human memory exists not to the contrary.

From time whereof the memory of man does not exist to the contrary. Litt § 170.

ET AD OMnia tempora. From time to time, and at all times. Towns, PL 17. DE TEMPS DONT MEMORIE NE COURT (Law Fr.) From time whereof memory runneth not; time out of memory- of man. L

From time to time and at all times.

From the time when memory runneth not to the contrary.

I fr. To detain. Detenour: a detainer; one who detains.

Fr. To detain. Detenour; a detainer; one who detains. Britt. c. 27.

Inold English law. A park or place fenced in for deer, and defended asa property and peculiar fur that use and service, Cowell.

In the civil law. That condition of fact under which one can exercise his power over a corporeal thing at his pleasure, to the exclusion of all others. It forms the substance of po

claims resulting from negligent handling or storage).

As used in this section, the term "detention facilities operated under contract with the Department" includes, but is not limited to contract detention facilities and det

Fr. Detention. En la prise et en la detenue; in the taking and in the detention. Britt. c. 27. Hence the name of the action of detinue, (q. v.)

See Detineke. DETBIMEIfT. See Consideration, 2; >AMAaE; Damages.

The term “deteriorated paint” means any interior or exterior paint that is peeling, chipping, chalking or cracking or any paint located on an interior or exterior surface or fixtur

See Perishable; Sound, 3 (1).

Liable to come to an end by the happening of a contingency: as, a determinable fee. See 2 Bouv, Inst, note 1695. DETERMINABLE FEE (also called a "qualified" or "base" fee). One whi

A fee subject to defeasance by the happening of a contingency. See 155 Mass. 171, 15 L. R. A. 231, 29 N. E. 524.

(Also called a “qualified” or “base” fee.) One which has a qualification subjoined to it, and which must be determined whenever the qualilication annexed to itis atan end. 2BI.Comm

Estates for life, which may determine upon future contingencies before the life for which they are created expires. As if an estate be granted to a woman during her widowhood, or t

Estates for life, which may determine upon future contingencies before the life for which they are created expires. As if an estate be granted to a woman during her widowhood, or t

That which is ascertained; what is particularly designated; as, if I sell you my horse Napoleon, the article sold is here determined. This is very different from a contract by whic

EPA's justifcations in taking the action.

The term “determination date” means, with respect to any plan year— (i) the last day of the preceding plan year, or (ii) in the case of the first plan year of any plan, the last da

For purposes of this paragraph, the term "determination month" means— (i) the first month for which the participant is entitled to old-age or survivors' insurance benefit

only some determinations of fact and not others.

it is the judgment of the court—not the plea—that constitutes the 'determination of guilt.' At any time before sentence is imposed—i.e., before the pronouncement of judgment—the pl

The term “determination period” means the 90-day period beginning on the decennial determination date, as extended under subsection (b)(2).

For purposes of this section, the term “determination year” means calendar year 1987 and each 5th calendar year thereafter.

to fix conclusively or authoritatively" or "to settle a question or controversy." 4 Webster's *31 3d, at 616.

A case or controversy is 'determined' when it is decided.

The term “determined to be obscene” means determined, in a final judgment of a court of record and of competent jurisdiction in the United States, to be obscene. / The term “determ

The term "determining person" means, with respect to any LIBOR contract, any person with the authority, right, or obligation, including on a temporary basis (as identifie

A ceasing, termination, or coming to an end.

Of the holy land.

Of testaments. The title of the fifth part of the Digests or Pandects; comprising the twenty-eighth to the thirty-sixth books, both inclusive.

U In the civil law. To summon or give notice to one in his absence.

Lat. In the civil law. A summoning made or notice given, in the presence of witnesses, (denuntiatio Jacta cum testatione.) Dig. 50, 16, 40.

A writ which lay for a person who was prevented from taking toll. Reg. Orig. 103.

A writ for the recovery of toll.

To hold, keep back, detain. Detinet. He withholds. Detinuit. He withheld (has withheld). Non detinet. He does not withhold. Technical words formerly used in actions of replevin to

He detains.

A common-law action for the recovery of goods wrongfully detained. See 165 N. Y. 444, 80 Am. St. Rep. 736, 53 L. R. A. 565, 59 N. E. 265.

A man may have d stinue for de ids and chartei ing land, but if they Concern the freehold, it must be in C. B. and no other court Cunam. DETINUE OF GOODS IN FRANK MAR-

A writ formerly available to a wife after a divorce, for the recovery of the goods given with her in marriage. Mozley & Whitley.

See In the detinuit .

“Detonator” means any device containing a detonating charge that is used for initiating detonation in an explosive; the term includes, but is not limited to, electric blasting caps

The term “detoxification treatment” means the dispensing, for a period not in excess of one hundred and eighty days, of a narcotic drug in decreasing doses to an individual in orde

To draw; to drag along.

To be torn in pieces by horses. Fleta, 1. 1, c. 37.

The removal of property from one state to another upon a transfer of the title to it by will or inheritance. Frederickson v. Louisiana, 23 How. 445, 16 In Ed. 577.

A writ of trespass. Reg. Orig. 92.

AD AUDIENdum et termlnandum. A writ or commission for the hearing and determining any outrage or misdemeanor. 2 Reeve, Hist. Eng. Law, 170. DE UNA PARTE (Lat.) A deed de una parte

A writ or commission for the hearing and determining any outrage or misdemeanor.

Fr. Tries; tried. Britt. c. 90. Kelham.

Any loss or harm suffered in person or property; e. p., the consideration for a contract may consist not only in a payment or other thing of value given, but also in loss or "detri

Fr. A debtor. Britt. c. 28. See Deit.

To discover or lay open to the world. Matt. Westminster, 1240. DEUNX (Lat. pi. deunces). In the Roman law. A division of the as, containing eleven unciae or duodecimal parts; the p

Of beyond sea.

Of one side; unilateral.

plural DEUNCES. Lat In the Roman law. A division of the as, containing eleven unciæ or duodecimal parts; the proportion of eleven-twelfths. 2 Bl. Comm. 462, note. See As. Deus solu

God alone can make an heir, man cannot.

A second marriage.

A writ for damages for the abduction of one’s wife.

Lat. [from de, priv. and vadiare, to pledge.] In old English law. To be discharged from giving gage {vadium) or pledge. Bract, fol. 102. This seems to be the proper meaning; devadi

or DIVADIATUS. An offender without sureties or pledges. Cowell.

An offender without sureties or pledges. Cowell.

Fr. To go downwards; to bring down. Kelham.

Before.

Before the king.

Wasteful use of the property of a deceased person; as, for extravagant funeral or other unnecessary expenses. 2 Bl. Comm. 508. DEVASTAVE RUNT (Lat. pL of devastavit). They have was

They have wasted.

There can be no doubt that the judgment against the administratrix, the inventory and two first accounts were conclusive evidence of a devastavit.

Writ of waste. A writ which might be brought by him who had the immediate estate of inheritance in reversion or remainder, against the tenant for life, in dower, by curtesy, or for

See Mineral; Mine; Op- 5EATE.

“Developed” means a purposeful modification of land, or an interest in land, from its original state that effectuates a condition of gainful and productive present use without furt

The term “developed countries” means countries so designated by the President.

the term “developed lot” includes an interest in a condominium project (including any interest in the common areas) or a share in a cooperative association;