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DOCTORS' COMMONS

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An institution near St Paul's Churchyard, in London, where, for a long time previous to 1857, the ecclesiastical and admiralty courts used to be held. … [Read more...]

DOG-LATIN

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The Latin of illiterate persons; Latin words put together on the English grammatical system. … [Read more...]

DOCTRINE

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A rule, principle, theory, or tenet of the law; as, the doctrine of merger, the doctrine of relation, etc. Doctrinal Interpretation. See INTERPRETATION. … [Read more...]

DOGMA

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civil law. This word is used in the first chapter, first section, of the second Novel, and signifies an ordinance of the senate. … [Read more...]

DOCTRINE OF EQUIVALENTS

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Patent law a new patent may be in violation of an existing patent if the invention provides virtually the same results by working in almost the same way. … [Read more...]

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