L. Lat. Debt without writ; debt without a declaration. In old practice, this term denoted an action toegun by original bill, instead of by writ In modern usage, it is sometimes applied to a debt evidenced by confession of judgment without suit The equivalent Norman-French phrase was "debit sons breve." Both are abbreviated to d. s. b. … [Read more...] about DEBITUM SINE BREVI
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DECAPITATION
The act of beheading. A mode of capital punishment by cutting off the head. … [Read more...] about DECAPITATION
DEBT
A sum of money due by certain and express agreement; as by bond for a determinate sum, a bill or note, a special bargain, or a rent reserved on a lease, where the amount is fixed and specific, and does not depend upon any subsequent valuation to settle it. 3 Bl. Comm. 154; Camden v. Allen, 26 N. J. Law, 398; Appeal of City of Erie, 91 Pa. 398; Dickey v. Leonard, 77 Ga. 151; … [Read more...] about DEBT
DECEASE
(noun) - Death; departure from life, not including civil death, (see DEATH.)(verb) - To die; to depart life, or from life. This has always been a common term in Scotch law. … [Read more...] about DECEASE
DEBT ASSIGNMENT
The transfer of debt or debt accounts from a creditor to a third party so as to absolve the debt account owner from debt to the third party. An assignment of debt accounts. … [Read more...] about DEBT ASSIGNMENT