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Tending or intended to cause delay or to gain time or to put off a decision. —Dilatory defense. In chancery practice. One the object of which is to dismiss, suspend, or obstruct th

In Chancery Practice. One the object of which is to dismiss, suspend, or obstruct the suit, without touching the merits, until the impediment or obstacle insisted on shall be remov

In Chancery practice. One the object of which is to dismiss, suspend, or obstruct the suit, without touching the merits, until the impediment or obstacle insisted on shall be remov

One which goes to defeat the particular action brought, merely, and which does not answer as to the general right of the plaintiff.

See Dilatort.

In Roman law. An officor who attended to the repairs of the temples and other public bnildings; the repairs and cleanliness of the streets; the care of the weights and measures; th

To keep from one.

In Scotch law. Process; execution. Diligence Against the Heritage. A writ of execution by which the creditor proceeds against the real estate of the debtor. Diligence Incident. A w

In Scotch law and practice. Process of law, by which persons, lands or effects are seized in execution or in security for debt. Ersk. Inst. b. 2, tit. 11, § 1. Brande. Process for

in Scotland, are certain forms of law whereby'a cred- © itor endeavours to make good his payment, either by affecting the person of his debtor, or by securing the subjects belongin

I. In the eivil and old English law. Diligence; care.

the expression meant, diligently to enquire into the circumstances of the charge, the credibility of the witnesses who support it, and, from the whole, to judge whether the person

Outlawed.

In the Roman law. The Ædilitian Edict; an edict providing remedies for frauds in sales, the execution of which bslonged to the curule ædiles. Dig. 21, 1. See Cod. 4, 58.

dillouqnes, I. fr. Afterwards.

Pottage formerly made for the king's table on the coronation day. of finding this pottage at that solemnity. 39 Hen. III.

Thenceforth.

I. In old English law. Clear; lucid; rational.

The term "dilute media" means media in which the concentration of carbon dioxide is less than 1 percent by volume.

the lessening of the capacity of a famous mark to identify and distinguish goods or services, regardless of the presence or absence of— (1) competition between the owner of the fam

A silver coin of the United States, of the value of ten cents or one-tenth of the dollar.

Tithes.

DIMIDIUM, DIMIDIUS. Half; a half; the half.

Half; a half; the half.

The moiety or half.of a thing. DIMINUERE (Lat.) In old English law. To lessen or diminish; to take away, leave out, or omit. De recordo diminuere; to take from, or diminish a recor

An undivided half.

Dimidium, Lat. Half. Dimidia marca; half a mark, a demi-mark. Totans. PL 181. Dimidia acra; a half acre. Jd. 64. Dimidium unius librata; half a pound. Id. ibid. Dimidium unius acrc

Omission; imperfection or deficiency. Applied to a record from which something is omitted.

I. In old English law. To lessen or diminish; to take

In the civil law. Diminution; a taking away; loss or deprivation. Diminutio capitis, loss of status or condition. See "Capitis Diminutio."

Incompleteness. A word signifying that the record sent up from an inferior to a superior court for review is incomplete or not fully cortified. In such case the party may suggest a

A diminution after an increase is banned, if the compensation notwithstanding the reduction remains in excess of that payable when the incumbent took office. The answer must be in

the statutory direction that the diminution shall be 'in proportion to the amount of negligence attributable to such employee' means, and can only mean, that, where the causal negl

all which by their necessary operation and effect withhold or take from the judge a part of that which has been promised by law for his services must be regarded as within the proh

The mere diminution of loss is not gain, profit, or income.

Incompleteness of the rec-cord sent up on appeal. See Diminution.

In practice. Incompleteness of the record of a case sent up from an inferior to a superior court.

In old conveyancing. I have demised. Dimisi, concessi, et ad firmam tradidi, have demised, granted, and to farm let. The usual words of operation in a lease. 2 Bl. Comm. 317, 318.

I have demised, granted and leased to farm.

In old conveyancing. He has demised. See "Dimisi."

Lat. [from dimittere, to demise.] In old English law. A demise or lease. So written in Bracton, though the more modern form is demissio. Bract. fol. 23 b. See Demissio. DIMISSORIAE

I. In the civil law. Letters dimissory or dismissory, commonly called apostles, v. Apostoli; Apostles.

1 1. In old English law. A lessor.

In the civil law. Letters dimissory or dismissory, commonly called "apostles" (quae vulgo apostoli dicuntur). Dig. 50. 16. 106. See "Apostoli"; "Apostles."

Inthecivil law. Letters dimissory or dismissory, commonly called “apostles,” (que vulge apostoli dicuntur.) Dig. 50,16, 106. see AProsro Li,

In the civil law. Letters dimissory or dismissory, commonly called "apostles," (quæ vulgo apostoli dicuntur.) Dig. 50, 16, 106. See AnosTOLi, Apostles.

Where a candidate for holy orders has a title of ordination in one diocese in England, and is to be ordained in another, the bishop of the former diocese gives letters dimissory to

To dismiss; to release.

The name of a writ which the heirs of a person who was non cornos mentis, and who aliened his lands, might ave sued out to restore him to his rights. Abolished by 3 & 4 Wm. IV. c.

A government by two persons.

In Spanish Law. Money. Dinero contado, money counted. White, New Recop. bk. 2, tit. 13, c. 1, § 1. In Roman Law. A civil division of the Roman empire, embracing several provinces.

While in the act of making its interstate journey, such car is under the control of congress, and equally it is so when waiting for the train to be made up for See Interstate Comme

her freedom to live together with her husband in the United States.

Belonging to a diocese; a bishop, as he stands related to hls own clergy or flock.

In ecclesiastical law. A court held by a bishop or his chancellor, with appeal to the archbishop.

Ecclesiastical courts taking cognizance of all matters arising within the diocese of each bishop. They consist of the consistorial court, and the courts of archdeacons, exercising

The territorial extent of a bishop's jurisdiction; the circuit of every bishop's jurisdiction. Co. Litt. 94; 1 Bl. Comm. Ill; 2 Burns, Ecc. Law, 158.

The district over which a bishop exercised his spiritual functions.

The Collectio Dionysiana was a collection and translation of the canons of Eastern councils by a monk named Dionysius Exiguus, living in Rome, but Scythian by birth, about.".no A.

In mining law. The line of declination of strata; the angle which measures the deviation of a mineralized vein or lode from the vertical plane; the slope or slant of a vein, away f

An Instrument of writing, executed by a corporation or society, certifying that a certain person therein named is entitled to a certain distinction therein mentioned. It is usually

The science which deals with the means and methods by which the intercourse between states is carried on. See Diplomatic Agents.

The term “diploma mill” means an entity that— (A) (i) offers, for a fee, degrees, diplomas, or certificates, that may be used to represent to the general public that the individual

The term “diploma school of nursing” means a school affiliated with a hospital or university, or an independent school, which provides primarily or exclusively a program of educati

In international law. A general name for nil classes of persons charged with the negotiation, transaction or superintendence of the diplomatic business of one nation at the court o

Public i who have been commissioned according to law to superintend ami transact the affairs of the government which has employed them, in a foreign country. Yattel. liv. 4, c. 5.

The term “diplomatic intelligence support center” means an entity to which employees of the various elements of the intelligence community (as defined in section 401a(4) of this ti

Ambassadors, envoys extraordinary, ministers plenipotentiary, ministers resident, commissioners, charges d'affaires, agents and secretaries of legation. 3 See Consul; Minister, 3.

The art of judging of ancient charters, public documents, or diplomas, and discriminating the true from the false. Enc. Lond.

The term “diplomatic visa” means a nonimmigrant visa bearing that title and issued to a nonimmigrant in accordance with such regulations as the Secretary of State may prescribe.

In medical jurisprudence. A disease produced by drunkenness, and, indeed, other causes, which overmasters the will of its victim, and irresistibly impels him to drink to intoxicati

A person subject to dipsomania. One who has an irresistible desire for alcoholic llquors. See Insanity.

<A person subject to dipsemania. One who has an irresistible desire ior aleoholic liquors.

In medical j Jurtisprodence. An irresistible impulse to indulge in intoxication, either by the use of.aleohol or of drugs such as opium. This mania or disease is classed as one of

Diptychs; tablets of wood, metal, or other substance, used among the Romans for the purpose of writing, and folded like a book of two leaves. The diptychs of antiquity were especia

The district over which a bishop exercised his spiritual functions.

derationare, disrationare, /. I. In old English law. To deraign; to prove; to disprove; to make good a defense; to clear or acquit Dirationabit jus suum hseres propinquior: the nex

Straightforward; immediate; not collateral. The direct line of descent is formed by a series of relationships between persons who descend successively one from the other. Evidence

The term &quot;direct Act&quot; means an Act (other than this Act), or provision of the Revised Statutes, that is specified in section 1311, 1312, or 1313 of this title. / The term

The Louisiana courts have characterized the statute as creating a separate and distinct cause of action against the insurer which an injured party may elect in lieu of his action a

Subject to subparagraph (B), the term &quot;direct air capture facility&quot; means any facility which uses carbon capture equipment to capture carbon dioxide directly from the amb

In thus seeking a correction of errors claimed to have been committed in continuing the receiverships they would have been entitled to appeal. In this they were engaged in a direct

The term “direct broadcast satellite frequency band” means the band of frequencies at 12.2 to 12.7 gigahertz.

The term “direct broadcast satellite service” means any direct broadcast satellite system operating in the direct broadcast satellite frequency band.

It is settled that nothing which is a direct burden upon interstate commerce can be imposed by the state without the assent of Congress, and that the silence of Congress in respect

The states may not impose direct burdens upon interstate commerce; that is, they may not regulate or restrain that which from its nature should be under the control of the one auth

The term “direct care” means care by an employee or contractor who provides assistance or long-term care services to a recipient.

The term “direct care worker” has the meaning given that term in the 2010 Standard Occupational Classifications of the Department of Labor for Home Health Aides [31–1011], Psychiat

As used in this section, the term “direct communication” includes communication by telephone, facsimile, or electronic mail.

The term “direct-consumption sugar” means any sugar, as defined above, manufactured or marketed in, or brought into, the United States in any form whatsoever, for any purpose other

Those contempts which are committed within the presence of the court while in session, or so near to the court as to interrupt its proceedings. 168 111. 106; 153 111. 647.

The term “direct costs”— (A) (i) in the case of a Federal intergovernmental mandate, means the aggregate estimated amounts that all State, local, and tribal governments would be re

“Directed fishing” means fishing targeted at a particular species or stock of fish.

where the evidence is undisputed, or of such conclusive character that if a verdict were returned for one party, whether plaintiff or defendant, it would have to be set aside in th

It is, therefore, error in the court to instruct the jury that they may find a material fact, of which there is no evidence from which it may be legally inferred. Hence the practic

Precise facts in issue to which a witness will testify. See 59 Mass. 295, 52 Am. Dec. 711.

Examination in chief of a witness.

Each State shall make available to emergency feeding organizations in the State not less than 40 per centum of the funds provided as authorized in paragraph (1) that it has been al

The term “direct graduate medical education costs” means direct costs of approved educational activities for approved medical residency training programs. / The term &quot;direct g

a wrong which directly results in the violation of a legal right