Law Dictionary

In the Civil law a will or testament.

In old records. Daily; every day; from day to day. Spelman.

The third public act in the statute book. It appears to be an instruction given by the king to his justices in Ireland, directing them how to proceed in a certain point where they

In old English law. A tally for accounts, by number of cuts {tai Uees),

Days in court on ich the laws are administered.

An officer In ancient Greece answering nearly to our juryman.

SIMPLEX (Lat.). Simple or single; as, chart a simplr.r is a deed-poll or single deed. Jacob, Law Diet.

I. In old English law. To say, to speak; to deliver or pronounce, as a verdict. Dicere veritatem (verum); to say or speak the trutli. V. Dictum.

To expound but not to make the law. See 37 Fed. 705, 3 L. R. A. 711.

A contract whereby the owner and all connected with a ship share in the voyage profits.

Plural of dictum.

To pronounce, word by word, what is meant to be written by another. It is thus defined in the Louisiana code, which provides that the testator may dictate his will; Hamilton v. Ham

In Louisiana, this term is used in a technical sense, and means to pronounce orally what is destined to be written at the same time by another. It is used in reference to nuncupati

In Roman law. A magistrate at Rome invested with absolute power. His authority over the lives and fortunes of the citizens was without bounds. His office continued but for six mont

I. I In old English law. A word; an expression.

See Definition; Word. No meaning of a word, which has received a construction by law or uniform custom, can be adopted from the dictionaries in conflict with that construction. And

meaning 'to fail to perform through carelessness.' And in the Century Dictionary: '1.

Arbitrators.

If the construction put by the court of a State upon one of its statutes was not a matter in judgment, if it might have been decided either way without affecting any right brought

The edict or declaration of Kenilworth. An edict or award between King Henry III. and all the barons and others who had been in arms against him; and so called because it was made

A compromise of differences between Henry III and parliament, 1266.

See Alias. DIE; DYING; DEATH. In several phrases, have a technicaJ meaning: Die by his own hand or by suicide, [n policies of life insurance, used in a proviso exempting the compan

A Roman magistrate’s notice of intention to impeach a citizen.

A writ by which the heir of a deceased tenant in capite compelled the es-cheator to inquire what land should escheat.

/. 2. He closed his last day; he died. In English law. A writ awarded out of the exchequer after the death of a crown debtor, commanding the sheriff to inquire when and where the d

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

A day.

The day to which.

A day of grace or indulgence.

The day from which.

The day begins; dies venit, the day has come. Two expressions in Roman law which signify the vesting or fixing of an interest, and the interest becoming a present one. Sandars, Jus

The day begins; dies ventt, the day has come. Two expressions in Roman law which signify the vesting or fixing of an interest, and the interest becoming a present-One, Sandars’ Jus

Common days in bank.

A day set for an argument or hearing.

A day given or allowed, (to a defendant in an action;) amounting to a continuance. But the name was appropriate only to a continuance bsfore a declaration filed ; if afterwards all

A day given in the bench, (or court of common pleas.) Bract, fols. 257b, 361. A day given in bank, as distinguished from a day at nisi prius. Co. Litt. 135.

A day given or set.

A day given in the bench, (or court of common pleas.) Dract. fols. 2576, 361. A day given in bank, as distinguished from a day at 2st prius. Co. Litt. 135.

A day given to the parties to an action ; an adjournment or continuance. Crabb, Eng. Law, 217.

A day given on the prayer of the parties. Braet. fol. 358; Gilb. Comm. Pl. 41; 2 l Keeve, Eng. Law, 60.

A day given on the prayer of the parties. Bract fol. 358; Gilb. Comm. PI. 4l; 2 Reeve, Eng. Law, 60.

The Lord's day; Sunday. DIES FASTI (Lat. I. In Roman Law. Days on which courts might be held and judicial and other business legally transacted. Calvinus. Lex.; Anthon, Rom. Ant 3

The Lord’s day is not a court day. See 13 Mass. 327.

The Lord's day; Sunday.

Sunday is not a court day or day for judicial proceedings, or legal purposes. Co.. Litt 135a; Noy, Max. 2; Wing. Max. 7, max. 5; Broom, Max. 21.

The term “diesel fuel” means— (i) any liquid (other than gasoline) which is suitable for use as a fuel in a diesel-powered highway vehicle, or a diesel-powered train, (ii) transmix

The term “diesel replacement or retrofit” means a replacement or retrofit, repowering, rebuilding, after treatment, or other technology, as determined by the Administrator.

In old English law. The added or increasing day in leap year. Bracton, fols. 359, 359b. DIES FASTI (Lat.) In Roman law. Days on which courts might be held, and judicial and other b

Business days.

Holidays.

In old English practice. A day of grace, courtesy, or favor. Co. Litt. 134b. The quarto die post was sometimes so calied. Id. 135a.

Day of grace.

Lat. In practice. A day (or days) in banc; a day in the bench, or court of Common Bench. 3 Bl. Com. 277. Bract, fol. 361, 362. See Days in bank.

A day begun is regarded as completed.

An uncertain day is held as a condition.

An uncertain day is held as a condition.

In Roman law. Divided days; days on which the courts were open for a part of the day. Calv. Lex.; 1 Mackeld. Civ. Law, p. 24, § 35, note.

In Roman law. Divided days; days on which the courts were open for a part of theday. Calvin.

The due date makes the demand for the man (the creditor).

A lawful day for the transaction of judicial or court business; a day on which the courts are or may be open fur the transaction of business. Didsbury v. Van Tassell, 56 Hun, 423,

A court day.

In the civil and old English law. A lawful or law day; a term day; a day of appearance. Halifax, Anal, bk. 3, c. 9, § 6; Bracton, fols. 334b, 359.

In old English law. The day of meeting of English and Scotch, which was annually held on the marches or borders to adjust their differences and preserve peace. Cowell; Tomlin. DIES

Inold English law. The duy of meeting of English and Seotech, which was annually held on the oyarches or borders to ailjust their differences and preserve peace.

In old English law. The day of meeting of English and Scotch, which was annually held on the marches or holders to adjust their differences and preserve peace.

Days on which business could not lawfully be transacted.

A day not a court day. See 56 L. R. A. (Idaho) 736.

English court holidays.

Same as Dies non. See 56 L. R. A. (Idaho) 736. Dies solaris. A solar day.

Lat. In old English law. Days of peace. According to Sir Henry Spelman, the Saxons and Normans divided the year between God [or the church] and the king; calling those days and par

(Day of peace.) The year was formerly divided into the days of the peace of the church and the days of the peace of the king, including in the two divisions ali the days of the yea

In old English law. A solar day, as distinguished from what was called "dies lunaris" (a lunar day), both composing an artificial day. Bracton, fol., 264. See "Day."

In the civil and old English law. Sunday, literally, the day of the sun. So called in Code, 3. 12. 7. DIES UTILES (Lat. useful or available days). Days in which an heir might apply

An available day.

or DYET. In Scotch practice. The sitting of a court. 3 How. St. Tr. 654. An appearance day. Bell, Diet. A day fixed for the trial of a criminal cause. 2 Alison, Prac. 343; 2 Brown,

dye t. In Scots law. The sitting a day-fixed for the trial of a prepared for trial.

A day,s work; a day’s journey.

In this subsection, the term “Dietary Guidelines” means the Dietary Guidelines for Americans published under section 5341 of title 7 .

The term “dietary supplement”— (1) means a product (other than tobacco) intended to supplement the diet that bears or contains one or more of the following dietary ingredients: (A)

L. Lat In old writs. An abbreviation of dilecto et fideli, (to his beloved and faithful.)

(Scotch) A day set for one’s appearance in court.

?. /. In old English ally, day's journej's computed, or

In Scotch law. The days allowed in which to appear after citation. DIEU SON ACTE (Law Pr.) In old law. God, his act; God's act. An event beyond human foresight or control. Termes d

God and my right.

Act of God. Diffacere. To mutilate.

Fr. Inoldlaw. God his act; God's act. An event beyond litiman foresight or control. Termes de la Ley.

See Dying Without Issue.

or DISFACERE (Law Lat.; old Pr. deffacer). In old European law. To disfigure or deface; to mutilate; to destroy. Spelman; LL. Longobard, lib. 1, tit. 25. 1. 68. Diffactio, a mutila

Lat. In old English law. Defamation or slander. Reg. Orig. 49. Artie. Cleri, c. 1, 4.

A contention over a question of truth or fact, as distinguished from a non-agreement over a question. DIFFICILE EST UT UNUS HOMO VIcem duorum sustlneat. It is difl Scult that one m

When used in this section, the term "different, comparable aspect of the elements to assure safe use" means a risk evaluation and mitigation strategy for a drug that is t

For purposes of this section, the term “differential earnings amount” means, with respect to any taxable year, an amount equal to the product of— (A) the life insurance company's a

For purposes of paragraph (1), the term “differential wage payment” means any payment which— (A) is made by an employer to an individual with respect to any period during which the

For purposes of this section, the term “differently treated item” means any item of tax preference or any other item which is treated differently for purposes of this part than for

For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term “different technological characteristics” means, with respect to a device being compared to a predicate device, that there is a significa

4 Coke, 118. It is difficult that one man should sustain the place of two.

It is hard that one man should suffer for the vice of two.

For the meaning of the phrase "difficult and extraordinary case," as used in New York statutes and practice, see Standard Trust Co. v. New York, etc., R. Co., 178 N. Y. 407, 70 N.

The term “difficult development areas” means any area designated by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development as an area which has high construction, land, and utility costs r

1. As applicable to what takes place between parties, when it results in a breach of the peace or a flagrant violation of law, is in general use, and well understood.* It is of con