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Deodand
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DeodandEnglish law. This word is derived from Deo dandum, to be given to God; and is used to designate the instrument, whether it be an animal or inanimate thing, which has caused the death of a man.
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Law
A rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society. The learned profession that is mastered by graduate study in a law school and that is responsible for the judicial system.
Word
Construction. One or more syllables which when united convey an idea a single part of speech.
God
"From the Saxon god, good. The source of all good; the supreme being. Every man is presumed to believe in God, and he who opposes a witness on the ground of his unbelief is bound to prove it. By article 1, of amendments to the Constitution of the United States, it is provided that ""Congress shall make no laws respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof."" In the United States, therefore, every one is allowed to worship God according to the dictates of his own conscience.
Instrument
Contracts. The writing which contains some agreement, and is so called because it has been prepared as a memorial of what has taken place or been agreed upon.
Death
Cessation of life; extinction of political existence.
Man
A human being. This definition includes not only the adult male sex of the human species, but women and children; examples: "of offences against man, some are more immediately against the king, other's more immediately against the subject." Hawk. P. C. book 1, c. 2, s. 1. Offences against the life of man come under the general name of homicide, which in our law signifies the killing of a man by a man.
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Denial of access attack
A computer Virus or computer program run to generate many thousands of requests to the central computer, thereby tying up the processor and denying legitimate requests of access.
Denier a dieu
French law. It is a sum of money which the hirer of a thing gives to the other party as evidence, or for the consideration of the contract, which either party may annul, within twenty-four hours, the one who, giving the denier a dieu, by demanding, and the other by returning it.
Denization
English law.. The act by which a foreigner becomes a subject of England.
Denizen
English law. An alien born, who has obtained, ex donatione legis, letters patent to make him au English subject.
Denunciation
Criminal law. This term is used by the civilians to signify the act by which au individual informs a public officer, whose duty it is to prosecute offenders, that a crime has been committed.
Deodand
Department
A portion of a country.
Department of the navy
Government. An executive department, under the denomination of the department of the navy, the chief officer of which shall be called the secretary of the navy.
Department of the treasury of the united states
Government. The department of the treasury is constituted of the following officers, namely: the secretary of the treasury, the head of the department, two comptrollers, five auditors, a treasurer, a register, and a commissioner of the land office.
Department of war
Government. An executive department, to be denominated the department of war; and there shall be a principal officer therein, to be called the secretary for the department of war.
Departure
Maritime law. A deviation from the course of the voyage insured.
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Law
A rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society. The learned profession that is mastered by graduate study in a law school and that is responsible for the judicial system.
Word
Construction. One or more syllables which when united convey an idea a single part of speech.
God
"From the Saxon god, good. The source of all good; the supreme being. Every man is presumed to believe in God, and he who opposes a witness on the ground of his unbelief is bound to prove it. By article 1, of amendments to the Constitution of the United States, it is provided that ""Congress shall make no laws respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof."" In the United States, therefore, every one is allowed to worship God according to the dictates of his own conscience.
Instrument
Contracts. The writing which contains some agreement, and is so called because it has been prepared as a memorial of what has taken place or been agreed upon.
Death
Cessation of life; extinction of political existence.
Man
A human being. This definition includes not only the adult male sex of the human species, but women and children; examples: "of offences against man, some are more immediately against the king, other's more immediately against the subject." Hawk. P. C. book 1, c. 2, s. 1. Offences against the life of man come under the general name of homicide, which in our law signifies the killing of a man by a man.
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Denial of access attack
A computer Virus or computer program run to generate many thousands of requests to the central computer, thereby tying up the processor and denying legitimate requests of access.
Denier a dieu
French law. It is a sum of money which the hirer of a thing gives to the other party as evidence, or for the consideration of the contract, which either party may annul, within twenty-four hours, the one who, giving the denier a dieu, by demanding, and the other by returning it.
Denization
English law.. The act by which a foreigner becomes a subject of England.
Denizen
English law. An alien born, who has obtained, ex donatione legis, letters patent to make him au English subject.
Denunciation
Criminal law. This term is used by the civilians to signify the act by which au individual informs a public officer, whose duty it is to prosecute offenders, that a crime has been committed.
Deodand
Department
A portion of a country.
Department of the navy
Government. An executive department, under the denomination of the department of the navy, the chief officer of which shall be called the secretary of the navy.
Department of the treasury of the united states
Government. The department of the treasury is constituted of the following officers, namely: the secretary of the treasury, the head of the department, two comptrollers, five auditors, a treasurer, a register, and a commissioner of the land office.
Department of war
Government. An executive department, to be denominated the department of war; and there shall be a principal officer therein, to be called the secretary for the department of war.
Departure
Maritime law. A deviation from the course of the voyage insured.
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