An officer in ancient Greece answering in some respects to our juryman, but combining, on trials had before them, the functions of both judge and jury. The dicasts sat together in numbers varying, according to the importance of the case, from one to five hundred. … [Read more...] about DICAST
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DIES NON OR DIES NON JURIDICI
Non-judicial days. Days during which courts do not transact any business, as Sunday. The entry of judgment upon such a day is void. W . Jones, 156. … [Read more...] about DIES NON OR DIES NON JURIDICI
DICE
Small cubes of bone or ivory, marked with figures or devices on their several sides, used in playing certain games of chance. See Wetmore v. State, 55 Ala. 198. … [Read more...] about DICE
DIET
A general legislative assembly is sometimes so called on the continent of Europe. In Scotch practice. The sitting of a court. An appearance day. A day fixed for the trial of a criminal cause. A criminal cause as prepared for trial. … [Read more...] about DIET
Dick. J. Envtl. L. & Pol'y
Dickinson Journal of Environmental Law & Policy … [Read more...] about Dick. J. Envtl. L. & Pol'y