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To deny the authority by which an agent pretends to have acted as when he has exceeded the bounds of his authority. 2. It is the duty of the principal to fulfill the contracts which have been entered into by his authorized agent; and when an agent has exceeded his authority, he ought promptly to disavow such act, so that the other party may have his remedy against the agent. … [Read more...] about DISAVOW

Where a jury is released after a trial is over or after a mistrial. … [Read more...] about DISCHARGE OF JURY

An action or event that is directly responsible for a series of events occurring without any intervening action which would change or modify the series of events that occurred. … [Read more...] about DIRECT CAUSE

canon law. Those bars to a marriage, which, if consummated, render it null. They differ from prohibitive impediments. … [Read more...] about DIRIMANT IMPEDIMENTS

The territorial extent of a bishop's jurisdiction. The circuit of every bishop's jurisdiction. Co. Litt. 94; 1 Bl. Comm. 111. … [Read more...] about DIOCESE