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Delinquency
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DelinquencyThe commission of an illegal act by a juvenile.
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Commission
1) Contracts, civil law. When one undertakes, without reward, to do something for another in respect to a thing bailed. This term is frequently used synonymously with mandate. 2) Criminal law. The act of perpetrating an offence. 3) Office. Persons authorized to act in a certain matter. 4) practice. An instrument issued by a court of, justice, or other competent tribunal, to authorize a person to take depositions, or do any other act by authority of such court, or tribunal, is called a commission. 5) Government. Letters-patent granted by the government, under the public seal, to a person appointed to an office, giving him authority to perform the duties of his office.
Illegal
Contrary to law; unlawful. It is a general rule, that the law will never give its aid to a party who has entered into an illegal contract, whether the same be in direct violation of a statute, against public policy, or opposed to public morals. .Nor to a contract which is fraudulent, which affects the defendant or a third person.
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Deliberation
1) Contracts, crimes. The act of the understanding, by which the party examines whether a thing proposed ought to be done or not to be done, or whether it ought to be done in one manner or another. 2) Legislation. The council which is held touching some business, in an assembly having the power to act in relation to it.
Delict
Civil law. The act by which one person, by fraud or malignity, causes some damage or tort to some other. In its most enlarged sense, this term includes all kinds of crimes and misdemeanors, and even the injury which has been caused by another, either voluntarily or accidentally without evil intention; but more commonly by delicts are understood those small offences which are punislied by a small fine or a short imprisonment.
Delictum
Latin. From de-linquere, to leave a person or thing; then, to be wanting in a matter, fail in duty, offend, transgress. Compare Malus or Malum. A wrong, whether private or public: an offense, a civil injury or tort, a crime; also, simply a failing or fault, blame, guilt, culpability. 3 Bl. Com. 363; 1 Kent 552, 2 id. 211.
Delinquent
Civil law. He who has been guilty of some crime, offence or failure of duty.
Deliverables
Pay structure similar to milestones, usually based on completion of some portion of the job.
Deliverance
Practice. A term used by the clerk in court to every prisoner who is arraigned and pleads not guilty to whom he wishes a good deliverance.
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Delegatus
Latin. A person chosen or commissioned: a deputy, agent, representative, trustee.
Delegatus non potest delegare
One of the pivotal principles of administrative law: that a delegate cannot delegate. In other words, a person to whom an authority or decision-making power has been delegated to from a higher source, canot, in turn, delegate again to another, unless the original delegation explicitly authorized it.
Deliberation
1) Contracts, crimes. The act of the understanding, by which the party examines whether a thing proposed ought to be done or not to be done, or whether it ought to be done in one manner or another. 2) Legislation. The council which is held touching some business, in an assembly having the power to act in relation to it.
Delict
Civil law. The act by which one person, by fraud or malignity, causes some damage or tort to some other. In its most enlarged sense, this term includes all kinds of crimes and misdemeanors, and even the injury which has been caused by another, either voluntarily or accidentally without evil intention; but more commonly by delicts are understood those small offences which are punislied by a small fine or a short imprisonment.
Delictum
Latin. From de-linquere, to leave a person or thing; then, to be wanting in a matter, fail in duty, offend, transgress. Compare Malus or Malum. A wrong, whether private or public: an offense, a civil injury or tort, a crime; also, simply a failing or fault, blame, guilt, culpability. 3 Bl. Com. 363; 1 Kent 552, 2 id. 211.
Delinquency
Delinquent
Civil law. He who has been guilty of some crime, offence or failure of duty.
Deliverables
Pay structure similar to milestones, usually based on completion of some portion of the job.
Deliverance
Practice. A term used by the clerk in court to every prisoner who is arraigned and pleads not guilty to whom he wishes a good deliverance.
Demand
Contracts. A claim; a legal obligation.
Demand in reconvention
In Louisiana, this term is used to signify the demand which the defendant institutes in consequence of that which the plaintiff has brought against him.
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Commission
1) Contracts, civil law. When one undertakes, without reward, to do something for another in respect to a thing bailed. This term is frequently used synonymously with mandate. 2) Criminal law. The act of perpetrating an offence. 3) Office. Persons authorized to act in a certain matter. 4) practice. An instrument issued by a court of, justice, or other competent tribunal, to authorize a person to take depositions, or do any other act by authority of such court, or tribunal, is called a commission. 5) Government. Letters-patent granted by the government, under the public seal, to a person appointed to an office, giving him authority to perform the duties of his office.
Illegal
Contrary to law; unlawful. It is a general rule, that the law will never give its aid to a party who has entered into an illegal contract, whether the same be in direct violation of a statute, against public policy, or opposed to public morals. .Nor to a contract which is fraudulent, which affects the defendant or a third person.
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Deliberation
1) Contracts, crimes. The act of the understanding, by which the party examines whether a thing proposed ought to be done or not to be done, or whether it ought to be done in one manner or another. 2) Legislation. The council which is held touching some business, in an assembly having the power to act in relation to it.
Delict
Civil law. The act by which one person, by fraud or malignity, causes some damage or tort to some other. In its most enlarged sense, this term includes all kinds of crimes and misdemeanors, and even the injury which has been caused by another, either voluntarily or accidentally without evil intention; but more commonly by delicts are understood those small offences which are punislied by a small fine or a short imprisonment.
Delictum
Latin. From de-linquere, to leave a person or thing; then, to be wanting in a matter, fail in duty, offend, transgress. Compare Malus or Malum. A wrong, whether private or public: an offense, a civil injury or tort, a crime; also, simply a failing or fault, blame, guilt, culpability. 3 Bl. Com. 363; 1 Kent 552, 2 id. 211.
Delinquent
Civil law. He who has been guilty of some crime, offence or failure of duty.
Deliverables
Pay structure similar to milestones, usually based on completion of some portion of the job.
Deliverance
Practice. A term used by the clerk in court to every prisoner who is arraigned and pleads not guilty to whom he wishes a good deliverance.
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Delegatus
Latin. A person chosen or commissioned: a deputy, agent, representative, trustee.
Delegatus non potest delegare
One of the pivotal principles of administrative law: that a delegate cannot delegate. In other words, a person to whom an authority or decision-making power has been delegated to from a higher source, canot, in turn, delegate again to another, unless the original delegation explicitly authorized it.
Deliberation
1) Contracts, crimes. The act of the understanding, by which the party examines whether a thing proposed ought to be done or not to be done, or whether it ought to be done in one manner or another. 2) Legislation. The council which is held touching some business, in an assembly having the power to act in relation to it.
Delict
Civil law. The act by which one person, by fraud or malignity, causes some damage or tort to some other. In its most enlarged sense, this term includes all kinds of crimes and misdemeanors, and even the injury which has been caused by another, either voluntarily or accidentally without evil intention; but more commonly by delicts are understood those small offences which are punislied by a small fine or a short imprisonment.
Delictum
Latin. From de-linquere, to leave a person or thing; then, to be wanting in a matter, fail in duty, offend, transgress. Compare Malus or Malum. A wrong, whether private or public: an offense, a civil injury or tort, a crime; also, simply a failing or fault, blame, guilt, culpability. 3 Bl. Com. 363; 1 Kent 552, 2 id. 211.
Delinquency
Delinquent
Civil law. He who has been guilty of some crime, offence or failure of duty.
Deliverables
Pay structure similar to milestones, usually based on completion of some portion of the job.
Deliverance
Practice. A term used by the clerk in court to every prisoner who is arraigned and pleads not guilty to whom he wishes a good deliverance.
Demand
Contracts. A claim; a legal obligation.
Demand in reconvention
In Louisiana, this term is used to signify the demand which the defendant institutes in consequence of that which the plaintiff has brought against him.
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