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DOE, JOHN

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The name of the fictitioup plaintiff In the action of ejectment. 3 Steph. Comm. 618. … [Read more...]

DOCK

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Law Dictionary - Alternative Legal Definition(verb) - To curtail or diminish, as to dock an entail.(noun) - The cage or inclosed space in a criminal court where prisoners stand when brought in for trial. The space, in a river or harbor. Inclosed between two wharves. City of Boston v. Lecraw, 17 How. 434, 15 L. Ed. 118; Bingham v. Doane, 9 Ohio, 167."A dock is an artificial … [Read more...]

DOED-BANA

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In Saxon law. The actual perpetrator of a homicide. … [Read more...]

DOCKET

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(verb) - To abstract and enter in a book. 3 Bl. Comm. 397, 398. To make a brief entry of any proceeding in a court of justice in the docket.(noun) - n. A minute, abstract or brief entry; or the book containing such entries. A small piece of paper or parchment having the effect of a larger. Blount. In practice. A formal record, entered in brief, of the proceedings In a court of … [Read more...]

DOER

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In Scotch law. An agent or attorney. 1 Karnes, Eq. 325. … [Read more...]

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