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the term “damaging weather” includes drought, hail, excessive moisture, freeze, tornado, hurricane, excessive wind, or any combination thereof;

In old English law. Caus- DAMNA (Lat. damnum). Damages, both inclusive and exclusive of costs. DAMNI INJURIAE ACTIO (Lat.) In civil law. An action for the damage done by one who in

While he shall conduct himself well; during good behavior. Expressive of a tenure of office not dependent upon the pleasure of the appointing power, nor for a limited period, but t

A baronet’s wife.

To cancel; to condemn.

Damages.

I. In old English law. Condemned; unlawful Damnatus coitus: an unlawful connection, v. Qui ex damnato, etc.

Condemned; illegal.

Dampner. L. Fr. To condemn. Dampner a la mart; to condemn to death. Britt. c. 5. DAMNI INJURIiE ACTIO. Lat. In the civil law. An action for mjurious damage. An action given by the

The non-payment of money at the day, is a forfeiture of a counter bond. Putting the obligee in danger of being arrested is a damnification.

To injure; to cause loss.

An action given by the civil law for the damage done by one who intentionally injured the slave or beast of another. Calvin.

An action for intentional injury to another’s beast.

A name given by Lord Kenyon to that species of property of a bankrupt which, so far from being valuable, would be a charge to the creditors; for example, a term of years, where the

In the civil law. A losing inheritance; an inheritance that was a charge, instead of a benefit. Dig. 50, 16, 119. The term has also been applied to that species of property of a ba

dampiiosus, I. I. In old English law. That which produces loss, as distinguished from injuriosus, or that which works a wrong.

Lat. [irom damnum, q. v.l That which produces loss, as distinguished from injuriosus, or that which works a wrong. Bract, fol. 231 b.

Loss; harm.

Lat. In the civil law. Damage; the loss or diminution of what is a man's own, either by fraud, carelessness or accident Ifeinecc. JSlem, Jur, Civ, lib. 8, tit. 14, § 784. Hallifax

And whatever may be the injury that casually results to an individual from the act of another while pursuing the reasonable exercise of an established right, it is his misfortune.

There can be no damage without the violation of a legal right.

Inevitable loss.

In civil law. Damages caused by a fortuitous event, or inevitable accident; damages arising from the act of God. Among these were included losses by shipwreck, lightning, or other

In Roman law. Damage not yet committed, but threatened or impending. A preventive interdict might be obtained to prevent such damage from happening; and it was treated as a quaside

In the civil law. A loss arising from a payment made by a party in consequence of an error of law. Mackeld. Rom. Law, § 178.

A loss arising from a payment made by a party in consequence of an error of law.

Inthe civil law. <A loss arising from a payment mada by a party in consequence of an error of law. Mackeld. Rom. Law, § 178. Damnum sine injuriaé esse potest. Lofft, 112. There may

Lofft, 112. There may be damage or Injury inflicted without any act of injustice.

Damage without violation of a legal right See 81 N. J. L. 53B, 35 L. R. A. (N. S.) 338, 80 Atl. 327.

There may be damage or injury inflicted without any act of injustice. Loflft, 112.

Lat. The old form of writing damnum. Stat. Marlbr. c. 1. Bract. fol. 98 b. So in the derivatives and compounds, dampnificare, condempnare, indempnis; and in the Fr. dampner, sdempn

Anciently the better sort of men in England had this title; so the Spanish Don.

An English customs permit for the removal of goods from the warehouse.

A tax or tribute imposed upthe Danegeld was levied and paid to the Danes as a tribute. In its later form, from 1012, it was a tax levied to pay the wages of a Danish fleet in the s

A tax or tribute imposed upon the English when the Danes got a footing in their island.

A tribute of ls. and afterwards of 2s. upon every hide of land through the realm, levied by the Anglo-Saxons, for maintaining such a number of forces as were thought sufficient to

The laws of the Danes which obtained in the eastern counties and part of the midland counties of England in the eleventh century. 1 Bl. Comm. 65.

English law where the Danes had settled; that part of England once occupied by the Danes.

Danegelt, Danigeld. [L. Lat. Danigeldum, Danegeldus; from Dane, and Sax. geld, money or tribute.] In old English law. Money for the Danes, {trihutum Danicum.) Spelman. A tax of one

An ancient duty which the tenant paid for leave to till the soil at certain seasons.

A money payment made by forest tenants, that they might have liberty to plow and sow in time of pannage, or mast feeding. Mann.

The term “dangerous drug” means a controlled substance, as defined in section 802 of title 21 . / “dangerous drug” means a narcotic drug, a controlled substance, or a controlled su

it is sufficient if he were placed by the misconduct of the defendant, in such a situation as obliged him to adopt the alternative of a dangerous leap, or to remain at certain peri

the term &quot;dangerous practice&quot; means an act, procedure, or program that creates an unreasonable risk of physical injury, pain, or psychological harm to a juvenile subjecte

The term &quot;dangerous sexual offense&quot; means any offense under State law for conduct that would constitute an offense under chapter 109A of title 18 had the conduct occurred

The term “dangerous substance” means any solid, liquid, or gaseous material that has the capacity to cause damage to a vessel or its cargo, or cause interference with the safe navi

the condition of a person whose behavior or significant threats support a reasonable expectation that there is a substantial risk that he will inflict physical harm upon another pe

the condition of a person whose behavior, significant threats or inaction supports a reasonable expectation that there is a substantial risk that he will inflict physical or severe

the term “dangerous weapon” means a weapon, device, instrument, material, or substance, animate or inanimate, that is used for, or is readily capable of, causing death or serious b

These terms, 'dangers of lake navigation,' include all the ordinary perils which attend navigation on the lakes, and among others, that which arises from shallowness of the waters

Losses arising from the dangers of navigation within the meaning of the exception set up in this case are not such as are in any degree produced from the intervention of man. They

In a bill of lading this term means only the natural accidents incident to river navigation, and does not embrace such as may be avoided by the exercise of that skill, judgment, an

This phrase, in a bill of lading, when it refers to inland transportation. means such dangers as are immediately caused by roads, as the overturning of carriages in rough and preci

See "Perils of the Sea."

As this case is stated, the Mary was driven into Porto Rico, and the sale of her cargo, while there, was inevitable. The dangers of the sea placed her in a situation which put it o

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.

In.

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 &quot;databases&quot; 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 &quot;data broker&quot; 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 &quot;data collection period&quot; 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 &quot;data standard&quot; 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