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...]
DISSECTION
The anatomical examination of a dead body by cutting into pieces or exscinding one or more parts or organs. Wehle v. Accident Ass'n, 11 Misc. Rep. 36, 31 N. Y. Supp. 865; Sudduth v. Insurance Co. (C. C.) 106 Fed. 822; Rhodes, v. Brandt, 1 Hun (N. Y.) 3. … [Read more...]
DISSOLVE
To terminate; abrogate; cancel; annul; disintegrate. To release or unloose the binding force of anything. As to "dissolve a corporation," to "dissolve an injunction." See DISSOLUTION. … [Read more...]
DISSEISE
To dispossess; to deprive. … [Read more...]
DISSOLVING BOND
A bond given to obtain the dissolution of a legal writ or process, particularly an attachment or an injunction, and conditioned to indemnify the opposite party or to abide the judgment to be given. See Sanger v. Hibbard, 2 Ind. T. 547, 53 S. W. 330. … [Read more...]