Law Dictionary

The word desire, in a will. raises a trust, where the objects of that desire are specified: Vandyek v. Van Beureu, 1 Cal. (N. Y.i 84. See n Words.

(QUE). L. Fr. From which time; sioce. Kelham, Des kes a ore; from which time until now; so far. Id,

In Spanish law. The act of determining and indicating the boundaries of an estate, county, or province.

(Spanish) Establishment of boundaries.

From now.

The presiding officer in the hundred-court. Anc. Inst. Eng.

Desmarietz. L. Fr. Unmarried. Kelham,

In Spanish law. Persons without memory. White, New Recop. lib. 1, tit. 2, c, 1, § 4.

By his gift.

Of his own accord.

By his own wrong.

Of hls own wrong The law French equivalent of the Latin phrase de injuria, (q. v.)

Same as De injuria sua, etc.

JDeshors. L. Fr. From now, from this time. Kelham, Desore en avant, desorenavant, desorenaunt; from this time forward; from henceforth. Id,

From the present henceforth.

Same as Dessous.

desoubes, I. fr. Under. Desoubes le seale: under the seal.

I. fr. Under; below. Desouth le petit seale: under the petty seal. Desouth nosmes: undernamed. Desouth serure: under lock.

The name given, in some countries, to persons appointed to settle cases of average. Ord. Hamb. tit. 21, art. 10.

Fr. To disparage. Britt c. 67. See Disparager,

Official communications of official persons on the affairs of government. in general, the bearer of despatches Is entitled to all the facilities that can he glven him, in bis own c

Of which there Is no hope. This term is used frequently in making an inventory of a decedent's effects, when a debt is considered so bad that there is no hope of recovering it. It

A hopeless debt; an irrecoverable obligation.

Contempt. Despitz, contempts. Kelham.

I I. Contempt; a contemptible, or decrepid person.

Fr. Despitefully, contemptuously. Kelham*

A contemptible person. Fleta, lib. 4, c. 5, § 4.

This word involves in its signification, violence or clandestine means, by which one is deprived of that which he possesses. Sunol v. Hepburn, 1 Cal. 268.

A possessory action of the Mexican law. It is brought to recover possession of immovable property, of which one has been despoiled {despojado) by another.

I. I. In old English law. To marry.

The act of betrothing persons to each other.

In Spanish law. Espousals; mutual promises of future marriage. White, New Recop. bk. 1, tit, 6, c. 1, § 1.

This word, in its original and most simple acceptation, signifies "master and supreme lord." It is synonymous with "monarch"; but taken in bad part, as it is usually employed, it s

That abuse of government where the sovereign power is not divided, but united in the hands of a single man, whatever may be his official title. It is not, properly, a form of gover

To act as a despot. Webster.

Unreasonable. Britt. c. 121.

In French law. When a person is declared bankrupt, he is Immediately deprived of the enjoyment and administration of all his property; this deprivation, which extends to all his ri

pleading. This is a word with a technical meaning, which when inserted in an indictment for forcible entry and detainer has all the force of the words expelled or unlawfully, for t

Under; underneath.

Above.

Brevia. L. Lat. Writs founded upon statute. Reg. Grig. 173 — 188.

A writ of statute merchant. be statuto stapulae. A writ of statute staple.

The writ of statute merchant. Reg. Orig. 146b.

The writ of statute staple, Reg. Orig. 151.

In Roman law. One of the innominate contracts, and, in effect, a sale of land or goods at a price fixed (aesiimato) and guaranteed by some third party, who undertook to find a purc

The Intended application of a thing. For example, when a testator gives to a hospital a sum of money to be applied in erecting buildings, he is said to give a turned, have a destin

The term "destination country" means a destination or transit country. / The term "destination country" means a destination or transit country.

the term “destination marketing organization” means a nonprofit entity that is— (I) an organization described in section 501(c) of title 26 and exempt from tax under section 501(a)

A "destitute person" is one who has no money or other property available for hls maintenance or support. Nor-ridgewoek v. Solon, 49 Me. 385; Woods v. Perkins, 43 La. Ann. 347, 9 So

destreyndre, I. fr. To distrain.

I. fr. Distress; process to compel an appearance; compulsion; the distri Qt or bailiwick of a sheriff, v. District.

To destroy a vessel, is to unfit her for service, beyond the hopes of recovery, by ordinary means. This, in extent of injury, is synonymous with cast away. It is the generical term

For purposes of subsections (a), (b), (c), and (j), the term “destruction” includes a process by which materials are recovered from imported merchandise or from an article manufact

The terms “destructive device” and “ammunition” have the meanings given those terms by paragraphs (4) and (17), respectively, of section 921(a) of title 18. / the term “destructive

“Destructively distilled wood turpentine” means wood turpentine obtained in the destructive distillation of the wood.

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.