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Terms for subject Law (8283 entries)

Discipline Rules for Judges	DRJ
DISCIS	District and Municipal Court Information System
disclaim	refuse a gift made in a will
disclaimer	The repudiation or renunciation of a claim or power vested in a person or which he had formerly alleged to be his. The disavowal, denial, or renunciation of an interest, right, or property imputed to a person or alleged to be his
discontinued	discontd.
discovery	pre-trial process to obtain facts and information/ data and documents from each side of a lawsuit
discovery	The gathering of information (facts, documents, or testimony) before a case goes to trial. Discovery is done in many ways, such as through depositions, interrogations, or requests for admissions. It can also be done through independent investigation or by talking with the other side's lawyer
discovery motion	a motion to have evidence disclosed to the moving party
discovery motion	a motion to have evidence disclosed to the moving party
discrimination	An act which confers particular privileges on a class arbitrarily selected
Disease Oriented Evidence	DOE
Disgruntled Youth Of America	DYA
Dishonesty, Disappearance, Destruction	D.D.D.
dismiss	to let go, to refuse to give further hearing to a case in court
dismiss	terminate legal action involving outstanding charges against a defendant in a criminal case
dismissal with prejudice	a dismissal after a legal decision, based on the merits of the case, barring the plaintiff from prosecuting any later lawsuit on the same claim
dismissal with prejudice	When a court dismisses a case and will not allow any other suit to be filed on the same claim in the future
dismissal without prejudice	a dismissal that does not bar the plaintiff from trying to again prosecute the same claim within a certain time period
dismissal without prejudice	When a court dismisses a case, but will allow other suits to be filed on the same claim
disorderly conduct	acting in a way which violates public peace or safety