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  • DEMONSTRATIO
    Lat. Description; addition; denomination. Occurring often in the phrase, "Falsa detnonstratio non nocct" (a false description does not harm.)
  • DEMONSTRATION
    Description; pointing out. That which is said or written to designate a thing or person. In evidence. Absolutely convincing proof. That proof which excludes all possibility of error. Treadwell v. Whittier, 80 Cal. 574, 22 Pac. 266, 5 L. R. A. 498, 13 Am. St. Rep. 175; Boetgen v. Railroad More...
  • DEMONSTRATIVE LEGACY
    See LEGACY
  • DEMPSTER
    In Scotch law. A dooms-man. One who pronounced the sentence of court. 1 How. State Tr. 937.
  • DEMUR
    To present a demurrer; to take an exception to the sufficiency in point of law of a pleading or state of facts alleged. See DEMURRER. -Demurrable. A pleading, petition, or the like, is said to be demurrable wnen it . does not state such facts as support the claim, prayer, More...
  • DEMURRAGE
    In maritime law. The sum which is fixed by the contract of carriage, or which Is allowed, as remuneration to the owner of a ship for the detention of his vessel beyond the number of days allowed by the charter-party for loading and unloading or for sailing. Also the detention More...
  • DEMURRER
    In pleading. The formal mode of disputing the sufficiency in law of the pleading of the other side. In effect it is an allegation that, even if the facts as stated in the pleading to which objection is taken he true, yet their legal consequences are not such as to More...
  • DEMY SANKE, DEMY SANGUE
    Half-blood. A corruption of demi-sang.
  • DEN
    A valley. Blount A hollow place among woods. Cowell.
  • DEN AND STROND
    In old English law. Liberty for ships or vessels to run aground, or come ashore. Cowell.
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