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  • DE JACTURA EVITANDA
    For avoiding a loss. A phrase applied to a defendant, as de lucro captando is to a plaintiff. Jones v. Sevier, 1 Litt (Ky.) 51, 13 Am. Dec. 2ia
  • DE JUDAISMO, STATUTUM
    The name of a statute passed in the reign of Edward I. which enacted severe and arbitrary penalties against the Jews.
  • DE JUDICATO SOLVENDO
    For payment of the amount adjudged. A term applied in the Scotch law to bail to the action, or special ball.
  • DE JUDICIIS
    Of judicial proceedings. The title of the second part of the Digests or Pandects, including the fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth, and eleventh books. See Dig. prooem. ( 3.
  • DE JUDICIO SISTI
    For appearing in court A term applied in the Scotch and admiralty law, to bail for a defendant's appearance.
  • DE JURE
    Of right; legitimate; lawful ; by right and just title. In this sense it is the contrary of de facto, (which see.) It may also be contrasted with de gratia, in which case it means "as a matter of right," as de gratia means "by grace or favor." Again it More...
  • DE LA PLUIS BEALE, OR BELLE
    L. Fr. Of the most fair. A term applied to a species of dower, which was assigned out of the fairest of the husband's tenements. Litt ( 4a This was abolished with the military tenures. 2 Bl. Comm. 132; 1 Steph. Comm. 252.
  • DE LATERE
    From the side; on the side; collaterally; of collaterals. Cod. 5, 5, 6.
  • DE LEGATIS ET FIDEI COMMISSIS
    Of legacies and trusts. The name of a title of the Pandects. Dig. 30.
  • DE LEPROSO AMOVENDO
    Writ for removing a leper. A writ to remove a leper who thrust himself into the company of his neighbors in any parish, In public or private places, to their annoyance. Reg. Orig. 267; Fitzh. Nat Brev. 234, E; New Nat. Brev. 621.
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