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The act of disfranchising. The act of depriving a member of a corporation of his right as such, by expulsion. It differs from amotion, (q. v.) which is applicable to the removal of an officer from office, leaving him his rights as a member. Willcock, Mun. Corp. no. 708; Ang. & A. Corp. 237. In a more popular sense, the taking away of the elective franchise (that is, the … [Read more...] about DISFRANCHISEMENT

A statement in a pleading or indictment which expresses or charges a thing alternatively, with the conjunction "or;" for instance, an averment that defendant "murdered or caused to be murdered," etc." would be of this character. … [Read more...] about DISJUNCTIVE ALLEGATION

In English law. To deprive lands of that principal quality of gavelkind tenure by which they descend equally among all the sons of the tenant 2 Wood. Lect 70; 2 Bl. Comm. 85. … [Read more...] about DISGAVEL

A claim where a plaintiff or prosecutor will allege that something or something else occurred. Such a claim is improper in a lawsuit since the defendant has a right to know, with certainty, what he or she is being alleged to have done in order to mount a proper defense. … [Read more...] about DISJUNCTIVE ALLEGATIONS

(1) Generally, the process during a lawsuit when one party finds out the details and evidence that the other party has in its prosecution or defense of the case. Typically this process occurs before trial and is designed to (a) have both parties be prepared to make and defend a case fully and completely in front of a jury, and (b) potentially create a possible settlement of the … [Read more...] about DISCOVERY