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Definition of Divorce Court See Court for Divorce and Matrimonial Causes Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Divorce Court in the Dictionaries, Divorce Court in our legal dictionaries, Related topics, Browse topics from the European Encyclopedia of […]

Definition of Dixon V. Bell ((1816), 5 M. & s. 198). Held, that a person having in his possession a dangerous instrument such as a loaded gun, is bound to keep it with care, and if damage ensues as the natural and probable consequence of the want of such care, he is liable, even though…

Definition of Divisional Courts Two or more Judges of the High Court sitting together to hear appeals from inferior courts; e.g., County Courts, Quarter and Petty Sessions. See Order LIX Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Divisional Courts in the […]

Definition of District Council Urban and rural district councils were created by the Local Government Act, 1894 Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription District Council in the Dictionaries, District Council in our legal dictionaries, Related topics, […]

Definition of District Registries Branch offices in the provinces of the Supreme Court of Judicature, in which proceedings may be instituted. See Order XXXV Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription District Registries in the Dictionaries, District […]

Definition of Distringas A writ so called from its commanding the sheriff to distrain on a person for a certain purpose, e.g., to enforce appearance to an indictment, information or inquisition in the King’s Bench Division Browse You might be interested in these references tools: […]

Definition of Distringas, Notioe In Lieu Of The commonest species of distringas was that formerly issued by the Courts to prevent a public company from permitting the transfer of a sum of stock in their books, or from paying the dividends on it, without previously giving notice to the person […]

Definition of Disturbance Infringement of a right to an incorporeal hereditament, e.g., obstructing an ancient light Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Disturbance in the Dictionaries, Disturbance in our legal dictionaries, Related topics, Browse […]

Definition of Ditcham V. Worrall ((1880), L. R. 5 C. P. 410). A party who on majority makes a fresh promise on a fresh consideration to do that which as an infant he had contracted to do, is liable in respect of such promise. The defendant, when an infant, became engaged to the plaintiff. […]

Definition of Diversity A plea by a prisoner that he was not the person previously attainted Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Diversity in the Dictionaries, Diversity in our legal dictionaries, Related topics, Browse topics from the European […]