In old English law. Not answerable. Co. Litt 27b, 53. 1 Steph. Comm. 245. Not punishable. "This murder is dispunishable." 1 Leon. 270. … [Read more...] about DISPUNISHABLE
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DISPERSONARE
To scandalize or disparage. Blount … [Read more...] about DISPERSONARE
DISPUTATIO FORI
In the civil law. Discussion or argument before a court Mackeld. Rom. Law, … [Read more...] about DISPUTATIO FORI
DISPLACE
This term, as used In shipping articles, means "disrate," and does not import authority of the master to discharge a second mate, notwithstanding a usage in the whaling trade never to disrate an officer to a seaman. Potter v. Smith, 103 Mass. 68. … [Read more...] about DISPLACE
DISPUTE
When there is no agreement and there is a disagreement that results in a lawsuit, mediation or arbitration. A conflict or controversy; a conflict of claims or rights; an assertion of a right, claim, or demand on one side, met by contrary claims or allegations on the other. Slaven v. Wheeler, 58 Tex. 25; Keith v. Levi (C. C.) 2 Fed. 745; Ft. Pitt Gas Co. v. Borough of Sewickley, … [Read more...] about DISPUTE