(A) he name of one of the courts of the United States. It is held by a judge, called the district judge. Several courts under the same name have been established by state authority. Vide Courts of the United States. (B) In federal court and, in some states, the name of the main trial court. Thus, if you file suit in federal court, your case will normally be heard in federal … [Read more...]
DISTRAINOR
One who makes a distress of goods and chattels to enforce some right. … [Read more...]
DISTRICT COURTS
Courts of the United States each having territorial jurisdiction over a district which may include a whole state or only part of it. Each of these courts is presided over by one judge who must reside within the district. These courts have original jurisdiction over all admiralty and maritime causes and all proceedings in bankruptcyand over all penal and criminal matters … [Read more...]
DISSOLUTION OF PARLIAMENT
The crown may dissolve parliament either In person or by proclamation; the dissolution is usually by proclamation, after a prorogation. No parliament may last for a longer period than seven years. Septennial Act, 1 Geo. I. c. 38. Under 6 Anne, c. 37, upon a demise of. the crown, parliament became ipso facto dissolved six months afterwards, but under the Reform Act, 1867, its … [Read more...]
DISSASINA
In old Scotch law. Disseisin ; dispossession. Skene. … [Read more...]