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The term "dual offender" means— (A) a person who commits— (i) a technology-facilitated child sexual exploitation offense or an offense involving child sexual abuse materi

The term “dual or concurrent enrollment program” means a program offered by an arrangement between the Department of Defense Education Activity and an institution of higher educati

political subdivisions of States—counties, cities, or whatever—never were and never have been considered as sovereign entities; they have been traditionally regarded as subordinate

We have here two sovereignties, deriving power from different sources, capable of dealing with the same subject-matter within the same territory. * * * Each government in determini

The term "dual status youth" means a child who has come into contact with both the child welfare and juvenile justice systems and occupies various statuses in terms of th

As used in this section, the term “dual trading” means the execution of customer orders by a floor broker during the same trading session in which the floor broker executes any tra

The term “dual-use critical technology” means a critical technology that has military applications and nonmilitary applications. / The term "dual-use critical technology"

True, a track or bridge may be used in both interstate and intrastate commerce, but when it is so used it is none the less an instrumentality of the former; nor does its double use

The term “dual-use material, equipment, or technology” means material, equipment, or technology that may be used in nuclear or nonnuclear applications.

A form of government where two reign jointly. DUAS UXORES EODEM TEMPORE HAbere non potest. It is not lawful to have two wives at one time. Inst. 1. 10. 6; 1 Sharswood, Bl. Comm. 43

It is not lawful to have two wives at the same time. Inst. 1, 10, 6; 1 BL Comm. 436.

One cannot have two wives at the same time.

Abbreviation of Dubitatur.

During absence. In some jurisdictions, administration of a decedent's estate is said to be granted derante absentia in eases where the absence of the proper proponents of the will,

Of doubtful right or law.

or DUBITANTE. Doubting. Dobbin, J., dubitans. 1 Show. 364.

Doubting.

or DUBITAVIT. It is doubted. A word frequently used in the reports to indicate that a point is considered doubtful. Vaughan, C. J., dubitavit. Freem. 150.

It has been doubted.

Fr. Doubled; repeated; duplicate. Kelkam,

The name of a foreign coin. The ducat, or sequin, was originally a gold coin of the middle ages, apparently a descendant from the bezant of the Greek-Roman empire. For many centuri

In feudal and old English law. A duchy, the dignity or territory of a duke.

A dozen hands, (. é., twelve witnesses to purge a criminal of an offense. Duerum in solidum domininm vel possessio esse non potest. Ownership or possession in entirety cannot be in

Bring with you. See Subpoena duces tecum .

etc. An ancient writ that lay to the customer of a port to permit one to pass wool without paying custom, he having paid it before in Wales. Reg. Orlg. 279. LANNS MANUS (Old Fr.).

(Lat. Bring with you.) The name of certain species of writs, of which the subpœna duces tecum is the most usual, requiring a party who is summoned to appear in court to bring with

A writ directing the sheriff to bring a person whom he returned as so sick that he could not be brought without endangering his life. Blount; Cowell. The writ is now obsolete. See

A court of special jurisdiction in England, matter of equity relating to lands holden of the king in right of the duchy of Lancaster. 3 Bl. Comm. 78; 3 Steph. Comm. 446. The procee

Those lands which formerly belonged to the dukes of Lancaster, and now belong to the crown in right of the duchy. The duchy is distinct from the county palatine of Lancaster, and I

See "Castigatory."

Guaranty; equivalent to del credere (q. v.)

Doubting. Is affixed to the name of a judge, in the reports, to signify that he doubted the decision rendered.

It is sometimes used to express the mere state of indebtment, and then is an equivalent to owed, or owing. And it is sometimes used to express the fact that the debt has become pay

only some of " the Tax Code—specifically "particular [IRS] proceeding[s], such as an investigation, an audit, or other targeted administrative action." Ante, at 5, 10.

the entire process of taxation, from gathering information to assessing tax liabilities to collecting and levying taxes.

An acknowledgment of a debt in writing is so called. This instrument differs from a promissory note in many particulars. It is not payable to order, nor is it assignable by mere in

Due care' implies at least some minimal concern for the rights of others.

Means such rules of action in relation to the rights and duties of the citizen, and such forms and modes of legal proceedings, of a general character, to ascertain and enforce duti

For purposes of this subsection, the term “due date” means the date prescribed by law (determined without regard to extensions) for filing the return of the tax imposed by this cha

Same as Boon-days.

the practice now, both in England and the United States, does not require more to be done, in the presentment of a bill of exchange to an acceptor for payment, than that the demand

The law is settled there, as it is in Virginia, and in this Court, upon Virginia contracts of this description; that every reasonable effort must be made to recover of the drawer b

In cases of this description, the true question is, whether due diligence has been used by the holder of the bill; not whether he has given, or the defendant has received notice: b

The law does not require the utmost possible diligence in the holder in giving notice of the dishonour of the note; all that is required is ordinary reasonable diligence; and what

the term “due diligence requirements” means the activities required to be performed by lenders on delinquent loans pursuant to regulations issued by the Secretary;

The name of a rack in the Tower, se called after a minister of Henry VI., who sought to introduce it into England.

A duel is any combat with deadly weapons, fought between two or more persons, by previous agreement or upon a previous quarrel. Pen. Code Cal. § 225; State v. Fritz, 133 N. C. 725,

The fighting of two persons one against the other, at an appointed time and place, upon a precedent quarrel. It differs from an affray in this, that the latter occurs on a sudden q

A duel.

Trial by battle; judicial combat. Spelman.

No fixed rule can be established as to what shall constitute "due notice." "Due" is a relative term, and must be applied to each case in the exercise bf the discretion of the court

the term “due-on-sale clause” means a contract provision which authorizes a lender, at its option, to declare due and payable sums secured by the lender's security instrument if al

one which, following the forms of law, is appropriate to the case, and just to the parties to be affected.

since, as this court has so often held, the 'due process of law' clause does not require the state to adopt the institution and procedure of a grand jury, we are unable to see upon

It is equally well settled that such clause is not a limitation upon the taxing power conferred upon Congress by the Constitution; in other words, that the Constitution does not co

The due process clause has been applied to prevent governmental destruction of existing economic values. It has not and cannot be applied to insure values or to restore values that

That clause is applicable to a taxing statute such as the one here assailed only if the act be so arbitrary as to compel the conclusion that it does not involve an exertion of the

due process requires that the nature and duration of commitment bear some reasonable relation to the purpose for which the individual is committed

a State may not, consistent with the obligations imposed on it by the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, pre-empt the right to dissolve this legal relationship without

Due process of law, therefore, in the prosecution of contempt, except of that committed in open court, requires that the accused should be advised of the charges and have a reasona

Due process of law, this court has held, does not require the state to adopt any particular form of procedure, so long as it appears that the accused has had sufficient notice of t

Deportation without a fair hearing or on charges unsupported by any evidence is a denial of due process which may be corrected on habeas corpus. But a want of due process is not es

As the plaintiff had notice and opportunity to be heard at each stage of these proceedings, the essential elements of due process of law were fully met, and the court had jurisdict

Where a rule of conduct applies to more than a few people, it is impracticable that everyone should have a direct voice in its adoption. The Constitution does not require all publi

When property is taken by eminent domain, it equally is recognized that there must be something more than an ordinary honest mistake of law in the proceedings for compensation befo

It does not merely provide a reasonable incentive for the prompt settlement, without suit, of just demands of a class admitting of special treatment by the legislature ... but atta

So far as due process is concerned the only question is whether the tax in practical operation has relation to opportunities, benefits, or protection conferred or afforded by the t

it is a violation of due process to convict and punish a man without evidence of his guilt

Engrained in our concept of due process is the requirement of notice. Notice is sometimes essential so that the citizen has the chance to defend charges. Notice is required before

If the statute did not provide for a notice in any form, it is not material that, as a matter of grace of favor, notice may have been given of the proposed assessment. It is not wh

a conviction under a criminal enactment which does not give adequate notice that the conduct charged is prohibited is violative of due process

such an exertion of the power of government as the settled maxims of law permit and sanction, and under such safeguards for the protection of individual rights as those maxims pres

constitutional protection does extend to the public servant whose exclusion pursuant to a statute is patently arbitrary or discriminatory.

the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment or the Fifth Amendment requires counsel for all persons charged with serious crimes, when necessary for their adequate defense, i

the appellant has no property, in the constitutional sense, in any particular form of remedy; all that he is guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment is the preservation of his subst

the 'simple but controlling question is whether the state has given anything for which it can ask return

“dues” means dues, fees, and assessments; / “dues” means dues, fees, and assessments; / For purposes of this subsection, the term “dues” means any payment (whether or not designate

In English law. Small sums of money paid to the parochial clergy by the parishioners at Easter as a compensation for persenal tithes, or the tithe for personal laber; recoverable u

The fundamental notion of Club activity is that operating expenses are shared without insistence upon equivalence between the proportion of an individual's contributions and the pr

Lat. [from dux, q. v.] A duchy. Reg. Orig. 153. A dukedom. Spelman, voc. Dux.

The title given to those who are in the highest rank of nobility in England.

The name of a rack in the Tower, so called after a minister of Henry VI. who sought to introduce it into England.

A body of DUM SE BENE GESSERIT (Lat. while he shall conduct himself well). These words signify that a judge or other officer shall hold his office during good behavior, and not at

2 In its more extended sense, that degree of constraint or danger, either actually inflicted or threatened and impending, which is sufficient, in severity or in apprehension, to ov

Fuller, 9 N. p. 536 (1838); Burdine v. Grand Lodge, 37 Ala. 478 (1861); Indianapolis v. Grand Master, 25 Ind. 518 (1865); Savannah v. Solomon's Lodge, 63 Ga. 93 (1874). Contra, Ban

A government where servants and slaves have so much license and privilege that they domineer. Wharton.

A government where servants and slaves have so much license and privllege that they domineer. Wharton.

in a proper way, or regularly, or according to law.

The term “duly authorized representative” means an association of agricultural commodity producers.

made according to the forms prescribed by law or usage.

a person who has been ordained, in accordance with the ceremonial, ritual, or discipline of a church, religious sect, or organization established on the basis of a community of fai

The words 'or legally protected' being added to the words 'duly registered' with the apparent intent to cover trade marks which were entitled under the common law to protection by

an oath taken according to a law which authorizes such oath.

While.

HABENDUM (Lat.). The clause usually following the granting part of the premises of a deed, which deiines the extent of the ownership in the thing granted to be held and enjoyed by

Lat, While; as long as; until; upon condition that; provided that.

In practice. <A writ directed to the person detaining another, and commanding him to produce the body of the prisoner, (or person detained,) with the day and cause of his caption a

Unable to speak; mute. See Deaf and Dumb.

In sales at auction, when the amount which the owner of the thing sold is willing to take for the article is written, and placed by the owner under a candlestick, or other thing, a

During good behavior.