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Terms for subject Law (8282 entries)

dep	deposition	Val_Sh­ips
deposition	testimony or statement given under oath
deposition	Written or oral testimony given under oath in front of an authorized third person like a court reporter. Depositions take place outside of the court. They allow the parties to get a record of a person's testimony, or to get testimony from a witness that lives far away. They can help the lawyers prepare their court papers called "pleadings."
downer	depressant narcotic
deprivation of custody	The court transfer of legal custody of a person from parents or legal guardian to another person, agency, or institution. It may be temporary or permanent
deputy	One appointed to substitute for another with power to act for him in his name or on his behalf. For example, a Deputy County Clerk is appointed on behalf of the County Clerk
deputy d.a.	An assistant lawyer to the district attorney
Deputy District Attorney	assistant to the D.A
Deputy Solicitor General	Deputy Solicitor General
Deranged Mental Condition	DMC
descendant	desc.
descendant	desc.
descent and distribution statutes	State laws that provide for the distribution of estate property of a person who dies without a will. Same as INTESTACY LAWS
destructive device	any substance, the purpose of which is detonation or rapid combustion, and which is capable of rapid release of gas and heat
Det.C.L.Rev.	Detroit College Law Review
Det.L.J.	Detroit Law Journal
Detective Cluster	DC
detention	being retained in custody
detention	When a person is temporarily locked up until the court makes a final decision
Detention Block C	DBC