Law Dictionary

Of or founded upon fraud. Dig. 4. 3. See "Actio de Dolo Halo." DE DOMO REPARANDA (Lat.) The name of an ancient common-law writ, by pairing the property held in common. 8 Barn. & C.

A writ to compel the repair of a house dangerous to the community.

See "Estates." DE pONIS, THE STATUTE (more fully, de bonis conditionalibus, concerning conditional gifts). St. Edw. I. c. 1. The object of the statute was to prevent the alienation

L.Lat. Concerning conditional gifts. The title of the first chapter of the statute of Westminster 2, (13 Edw. I.) commonly called the Statute De Donis, by which fees isimple condit

13 Edward I, st. 1, c. 1, establishing fees-tail.

A writ whereby a widow of a tenant in capite compelled an assignment of her dower.

A writ whereby a tenant was compelled to assign to a widow her dower.

Writ for assigning dower, A writ which lay for the widow of a tenant in captle, commanding the king’s escheator to cause her dower ta be assigned to her. leg. Orig. 297; Fitzh, Nat

A writ of dower which lay for a widow where no part of her dower had been assigned to her, It is now much disused; but a form closely resembling it is still sometimes used in the U

Of right.

I In old English law. To bring; to deduct Dedticere ren» in judicium: to bring a thing into court; to make it the subject of judicial investigation. Deducto eere alieno: deducting

The term “deductible employee contributions” means any qualified voluntary employee contribution (as defined in section 219(e)(2)) made after December 31, 1981, in a taxable year b

The term “deductible farming expenses” means any amount allowable as a deduction under this chapter (including any amount allowable as a deduction for depreciation or amortization)

Losses which are fixed by identifiable events, such as the sale of property, or caused by its destruction or physical injury, or, in the case of debts, by the occurrence of such ev

By "deduction" is understood a portion or thing which an heir has a right to take from the mass of the succession before any partition takes place. Civll Code La. art 1358.

The term “deduction eligible income” means, with respect to any domestic corporation, the excess (if any) of— (i) gross income of such corporation determined without regard to— (I)

In maritime law. The allowance (usually one-third) on the cost of repairing a damage to the ship by the extraordinary operation of the perils of navigation, the renovated part bein

Proving a right by showing its origin in law or equity.

Deduire. L. Fr. [from Lat. deducere, q. v.] To bring. Dedust, deduist; brought. Kelham, Deduces; brought. Britt fol. 2 b.

Lat. In civil, ecclesiastical, and old European law. An officer having supervision over ten; a dean. Decanus episcopi: a bishop's or rural dean, presiding over ten clerks or parish

It is well established doctrine of the common law, that a deed becomes complete, when sealed and delivered. It then becomes the act of the person who has executed it, and whatever

\L,\jsX, factum, charta; L.Fr. fait.l A writing sealed and dehvered by the parties. 2 Bl. Com, 296. 1 Steph, Com. 446. — A writing or instrument written on paper or parchment, seal

a court of equity will treat a deed, absolute in form, as a mortgage, when it is executed as security for a loan of money

that one partner may bind his copartner by deed, if he be present and assent to it, is a well established principle... The seal of one partner to a deed, with the assent of the cop

when a deed is executed, or a contract is made on behalf of a State by a public officer duly authorized, and this fact appears upon the face of the instrument, it is the deed or co

See "Indenture."

In conveyancing. A deed executed or purporting to be executed in parts, between two or more parties, and distinguished by having the edge of the paper or parchment on which it is w

A deed conveying the title to land in fee simple with the usual covenants. Rudd v. Savelli, 44 Ark. 152; Moody v. Railway Co... 5 Wash. 699, 32 Pac. 751.

In Scotch law. A deed executed by the creditors of a bankrupt or insolvent debtor, by which they approve of a trust given by their debtor for the general behoof, and bind themselve

In the case of Conard vs. The Atlantic Insurance Company, the court determined that a deed of assignment, such as was executed in this case, was capable of transferring the right t

Covenants are sometimes entered into by a separate deed, for title, or for the indemnity of a purchaser or mortgagee, or for the production of title deeds. A covenant with a penalt

In English law. An instrument entered into between an insolvent debtor and his creditore, appointing one or more persons to inspect and oversee the winding up of such insolvent's a

manumission by the laws of Maryland is a mere gratuity, and until evidenced by all the acts or requisites the law prescribes, has no legal existence, and can have created no facult

A deed operating by way of release, in the sense of the sixth definition given above; but more specifically, in those states where deeds of trust are in use instead of common-law m

A covenant by the husband for the maintenance of the wife, contained in a deed of separation between them, through the medium of trustees, where the consideration is apparent, is v

A deed formerly used in England for the formation of joint stock companies constituting certain persons trustees of the partnership property and containing regulations for the mana

The deed of trust was, in effect and purpose, nothing but a mortgage. It was given to secure the payment of a loan. It was an express lien created by deed to secure the performance

Deeds of trust are often made for the benefit of persons who are absent, and even for persons who are not in being. Whether they are for the payment of money, or for any other purp

A deed which is made by one party only. A deed in which only the party making it executes it, or binds himself by it as a deed. 2 Washb. Real Prop. 588. The distinction between "de

In the present case, as the deed purports a consideration, it is unnecessary for the defendant to prove one; and the deed is not vitiated, if the complainants show that it was give

A deed made after a fine or common recovery, to show the object thereof.

A deed made before a fine or common recovery, to show the object thereof.

Bounded, limited, defined: determinate, precise, fixed, certain. Opposed, indefinite. A " definite failure of issue " occurs when a precise time is fixed by a will for the failure

To set bounds to, mark the limits of. See Definitio; Definition. 1. To make clear the design or scope of previous action; to remove doubt or uncertainty as to the meaning or applic

A writ which lay for a guardian who had been forcibly ejected from his wardship. Reg. Orig. 162.

A guardian's writ to secure the person or land of his ward.

A writ which lay at the suit of the tenant for years against the lessor, reversioner, remainderman or stranger who had himself deprived the tenant of the occupation of the land dur

A writ which lay at the suit of the tenant for years against the lessor, reversioner, remainderman, or stranger who had himself deprived the tenant of the occupation of the land du

To decide; to judge; to sentence. such crimes, and not a semblance of it, nor a mere fanciful approximation to or designation of the offence. Com. v. Pratt, 132 Mass. 247. When a t

The term “deemed-owned shares” means, with respect to any person— (I) the stock in the S corporation constituting employer securities of an employee stock ownership plan which is a

A Manx judge.

Judges in the Isle of Man, who decide all controversies without process, writings, or any charges. These judges are chosen by the people, and are said by Spelman to be two in numbe

The term “deep-draft harbor” means a harbor which is authorized to be constructed to a depth of more than 45 feet (other than a project which is authorized by section 202 of this t

As used in this subsection, the term "deep injection well" means a well used for the underground injection of hazardous waste other than a well to which section 6979a(a)

For purposes of subparagraph (B), the term “deep-in-the-money option” means an option having a strike price lower than the lowest qualified bench mark.

“deep seabed” means the seabed, and the subsoil thereof to a depth of ten meters, lying seaward of and outside— (A) the Continental Shelf of any nation; and (B) any area of nationa

The term “deep space” means the region of space beyond cis-lunar space.

the term “Deepwater Horizon oil spill” means the blowout and explosion of the mobile offshore drilling unit Deepwater Horizon that occurred on April 20, 2010, and resulting hydroca

The term “deepwater port”— (A) means any fixed or floating manmade structure other than a vessel, or any group of such structures, that are located beyond State seaward boundaries

A park or fold for deer.

A deer park.

Engines or great nets made of cord to catch deer. 19 Hen. VIII. c. 11.

the term "de-escalation" means taking action or communicating verbally or non-verbally during a potential force encounter in an attempt to stabilize the situation and red

A writ of exchange of money. An ancient writ to authorize a merchant to make a bili of exchange, (literas cambitorias facere.) Reg. Orig. 194.

A writ of exchange of money. An ancient writ to authorize a merchant to make a bill of exchange literas cambitorias faeere, Reg. Orig. 194.

A writ of escheat which lay for the lord to recover the land where the tenant died without an heir. Reg. Orig. 194.

Writ of escheat. A writ which a lord had, where his tenant died without heir, to recover the land. Reg. Orig. 164b; Fitzh. Nat. Brev. 148, 144, E.

Of be- DE ESSENDO QUIETUM DE THEOlonio (or tolonio) (Law Lat.) Writ ot being quit of toll. A writ which lay for citizens and burgesses of any city or borough, and other persons, wh

A writ to secure an exemption from toll.

A writ which lay for those who were by privllege free from the payment of toll, on their being molested therein. Fitzh. Nat Brev. 226; Reg. Orig. 258b.

Of being on ajourney. A species of essoin. 1 Reeve, Eng. Law, 119. DE ESSENDO QUIETUM DE TO-

Writ of essoin of malum lecti. A writ which issued upon an essoin of malum lecti being cast, to examine whether the party was in fact sick or not. Reg. Orig. 8 b. See "De Malo Lect

Writ for having estovers. A writ which lay for a wife divorced a mensa et thoro, to recover her alimony or estovers. 1 Bl. Comin. 441; 1 Lev. 6.

A writ to recover alimony or estovers.

A writ to restrain waste pendente lite.

Of and upon the premises.

L. Fr. Of water and whip of three cords. A term applied to a neife, that is, a bond woman or female villein, as employed in servile work, and subject to corporal punishment. Co. Li

A law French phrase, equivalent to the Latin de avo et de tritavo, descriptive of the ancestral rights of lords in their villeins. Literally, “from grundfather and from great-grand

From grandfather and remote ancestors.

A writ to arrest an excommunicated person.

A writ to deliver one who had been excommunicated.

A writ for the recaption of one who had been excommunicated.

Concerning excuses. This is the title of book 27 of the Pandects, (in the Corpus Juris Civilis.) It treats of the circumstances which excuse one from filling the office of tutor or

Writ for making execution in withernam. Reg. Orig. 82b. A species of capias in withernam.

A writ of execution in withernam.

A writ ordering execution of a judgment.

Writ of exemplification. A writ granted for the exemplification of an original. Reg. Orig. 290b.

A writ for the exemplification of an original document.

From the profits of the land.

Writ for exoneration of suit. A writ that lay for the king's ward to be discharged of all suit to the county court, hundred, leet, or court-baron, during the time of his wardship.

A writ to free the king's ward from suit in any court lower than the court of common pleas during the time of such wardship. DE EXPENSiS CIVIUM ET BURGENsium. An obsolete writ addr

A writ for the levy of the expenses of citizens and burgesses of parliament.

Writ for levying the expenses of knights. A writ directed to the sheriff for levying the allowance for knights of the shire ia parliament. Reg. Orig. 191b, 192.

To mar or disfigure. It has been held that to write on a license anything, whether true or false, other than the particulars required, defaces it; 15 L. J. C. P. 18; [1S95] 1 Q. B.

Actually; in fact; In deed. A term used to denote a thing actually done. An officer de facto is one who performs the duties of an office with apparent right, and under claim and co

One which has purported to pass the property from the owner to another. Bank v. Logan, 74 N. Y. 575; Edmunds v. Transp. Co., 135 Mass. 283.

One purporting to pass title. See 74 N. Y. 568.

See Corporation de facto .

One established, organized, and exercising its judicial functions under authority of a statute apparently valid, though such statute may be in fact unconstitutional and may be afte

One performing the functions of a director who has not been lawfully appointed. See 38 W. Va. 351, 18 S. E. fi20. De facto government. One whose existence is maintained by active m