Daily food, or as much as will suffice for the day. Du Cange. … [Read more...] about DIARIUM
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DEVOLVE
To pass or be transferred from one person to another; to fall on, or accrue to, one person as the successor of another; as, a title, right, office, liability. The term is said to be peculiarly appropriate to the passing of an estate from a person dying to a person living. Parr v. Parr, 1 Mylne & K. 648; Babcock v. Maxwell, 29 Mont 31, 74 Pac. 64. See DEVOLUTION. … [Read more...] about DEVOLVE
DEVY
L. Fr. Dies; deceases. Bendloe, 5. … [Read more...] about DEVY
DETINUE
In practice. A form of action which lies for the recovery, in specie, of personal chattels from one who acquired possession of them lawfully, but retains it without right together with damages for the detention. The action of detinue is defined in the old books as a remedy founded upon the delivery of goods by the owner to another to keep, who afterwards refuses to redeliver … [Read more...] about DETINUE
DETINUE OF GOODS IN FRANK MARRIAGE
A writ formerly available to a wife after a divorce, for the recovery of the goods given with her in marriage Mozley A Whitley. … [Read more...] about DETINUE OF GOODS IN FRANK MARRIAGE