In Spanish law. Persons deprived of memory. White, New Recop. b. 1, tit 2, c. 1, … [Read more...] about DESMEMORIADOS
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DESCRIPTION
1. A delineation or account of a particular subject by the recital of its characteristic accidents and qualities. 2. A written enumeration of items composing an estate, or of its condition, or of titles or documents; like an inventory, but with more particularity, and without involving the idea of an appraisement. 3. An exact written account of an article, mechanical device, or … [Read more...] about DESCRIPTION
DESPACHEURS
The name given, in some countries, to persons appointed to settle cases of average. Ord. Hamh. t. 21, art. 10. … [Read more...] about DESPACHEURS
DESCRIPTIVE MARK
A trade name or mark that is descriptive of the products or services being sold and which cannot be registered for a trademark protection unless it acquires a distinct meaning over the course of time. Used in trademark law, this a word mark which describes the product or service and is not unique. For example, QuickGas as a mark is descriptive of the products sold at a common … [Read more...] about DESCRIPTIVE MARK
DESERT
To leave or quit with an intention to cause a permanent separation; to forsake utterly; to abandon. … [Read more...] about DESERT
