Where the owners of a failing business create a new entity and attempt to buy out the assets of the failing business at a significantly lower cost either in bankruptcy or during a liquidation phase. … [Read more...]
DUN
A mountain or high open place. The names of places ending In dun or don were either built on hills or near them in open places. … [Read more...]
DUE PROCESS OF LAW
Law in its regular course of administration through courts of justice. … [Read more...]
DULY
In due or proper form or manner; according to legal requirements. Regularly. Upon a proper foundation as distinguished from mere form. … [Read more...]
DUCES TECUM LICET LANGUIDUS
(Bring with you, although sick.) In practice. An ancient writ now obsolete, directed to the sheriff, upon a return that he could not bring his prisoner without danger of death, he being adeo languid us, (so sick;) whereupon the court granted a habeas corpus in the nature of a duces tecum licet languidus. Cowell; Blount … [Read more...]