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General Legal Glossary

General Legal Glossary
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Date-stamp date-stamp the stamping on a document of the date it is received
De Novo de novo From the beginning, a new trial.
Decision decision the determination reached by a court in any judicial proceeding, which is the basis of the judgment
Declaratory Judgment declaratory judgment one fixing rights of parties without ordering anything to be done
Decree decree a decision or order of the court - a final decree is one which fully and finally disposes of the litigation; an interlocutory decree is a provisional or preliminary decree which is not final
Default default a "default" in an action of law occurs when a defendant omits to plead or otherwise defend within the time allowed, or fails to appear at the trial
Defendant defendant the party being sued or the party accused of committing the offense charged
Deliberation deliberation the process by which a panel of jurors comes to a decision on a verdict
Deponent deponent One who testifies under oath to the truth of facts.
Deposition deposition sworn testimony of a witness
Direct Examination direct examination the first interrogation of a witness by the party on whose behalf the witness is called
Directed Verdict directed verdict an instruction by the judge to the jury to return a specific verdict
Discovery (or Disclosure) discovery (or disclosure) a proceeding whereby one party to an action may be informed as to facts known by other parties or witnesses
Dismissal dismissal termination of a proceeding for a procedurally prescribed reason
Dismissal With Prejudice dismissal with prejudice Action dismissed on the merits which prevents renewal of the same claim or cause of action.
Dismissal Without Prejudice dismissal without prejudice Action dismissed, not on the merits, which may be re-instituted.
Dispose dispose the act of terminating a judicial proceeding
Disposition disposition the result of a judicial proceeding by withdrawal, settlement, order, judgment or sentence
Dissolution Of Marriage dissolution of marriage the effect of a judgment of dissolution of marriage is to restore the parties to the state of unmarried persons
Docket docket a document which summarizes a case
Domicile domicile that place where a person has a true and permanent home - a person may have several residences, but only one domicile

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