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Definition of Divi Fratres The Emperors Marcus Aurelius Antoninus and Lucius Aurelius Verus, who reigned together A.D. 161-169. (Roman law.) Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Divi Fratres in the Dictionaries, Divi Fratres in our legal dictionaries, […]

Definition of Dividend The interest payable on the public funds ; the payment made out of profits to the shareholders in a company ; or the amount payable upon each pound of a bankrupt’s liabilities Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Dividend in the […]

Definition of Divine Service The tenure of an ecclesiastical corporation which is subject to the duty of saying prayers on a certain day, etc Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Divine Service in the Dictionaries, Divine Service in our legal […]

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 Distribution The division of the personal property of an intestate among his next-of-kin, the rules for which were laid down in the Statute of Distribution (22 & 23 Car. 2, c. 10), now replaced by the Administration of Estates Act, 1925. See Intestate Succession Browse You might […]

Definition of Disability Legal incapacity, either general or special. Outlaws and convicts are under a general disability, and cannot maintain an action at law. Infants are under a special disability, they have not full freedom to contract Browse You might be interested in these references […]

Definition of Disabling Statute One which restricts a pre-existing right. Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Disabling Statute in the Dictionaries, Disabling Statute in our legal dictionaries, Related topics, Browse topics from the European […]

Definition of Disbar To expel a barrister from his Inn and deprive him of his status as such. Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Disbar in the Dictionaries, Disbar in our legal dictionaries, Related topics, Browse topics from the European […]

Definition of Disclaimer A renunciation : the refusal, usually by deed, of a proposed trustee to accept the trust. A power, whether coupled with an interest or not, may be disclaimed by deed. (Law of Property Act, 1925, s. 156.) Browse You might be interested in these references tools: […]

Definition of Discontinuance (1) Where the plaintiff in an action voluntarily puts an end to it. The effect is that the plaintiff has to pay the defendant’s costs, but may commence another action for the same cause. See Order XXVI(2) Formerly, where a man wrongfully aliened certain lands or […]