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Dies
DiesA day. There are four sorts of days: 1) A natural day; as, the morning and the evening made the first day. 2) An artificial day; that is, from day-break until twilight in the evening. 3) An astrological day, dies astrologicus, from sun to sun. 4) A legal day, which is dies juridicus, and dies non juridicus. RELATED TERMS-------------------------------------- Artificial What is the result of, or relates to, the arts; opposed to natural; thus we say a corporation is an artificial person, in opposition to a natural person. Dies A day. There are four sorts of days: 1) A natural day; as, the morning and the evening made the first day. 2) An artificial day; that is, from day-break until twilight in the evening. 3) An astrological day, dies astrologicus, from sun to sun. 4) A legal day, which is dies juridicus, and dies non juridicus. Legal That which is according to law. It is used in opposition to equitable, as the legal estate is, in the trustee, the equitable estate in the cestui que trust. SIMILAR TERMS-------------------------------------- PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS-------------------------------------- Devolution Ecclesiastical law. The transfer, by forfeiture, of a right and power which a person has to another, on account of some act or negligence of the person who is vested with such right or power. Dicey Albert Vein Dicey. As Vinerian professor of English law at Oxford (1882-1909), Dicey published his three most influential works: the Introduction to the Study of the Law of the Constitution (1885); Conflict of Laws (1896); and Law and Opinion in the Nineteenth Century (1905). Today, Dicey & Morris, The Conflict of Laws, 13 Ed. (2000) is the classic text on fixed rules solving conflict of law problems in England. Dicta or dictum Latin: an observation by a judge on a matter not specifically before the court or not necessary in determining the issue before the court; a side opinion which does not form part of the judgment for the purposes of stare decisis. May also be called "obiter dictum." Dictator Civil law. A Magistrate at Rome invested with absolute power. Dictum Latin. A saying, observation, remark. Plural, dicta. 1. A voluntary statement; a comment. 2. An opinion expressed by a judge on a point not necessarily arising in a case. Dies Dies a quo The day from which. Dies ad quem The day to which. Dies datus Practice. A day or time given to a defendant in a suit, which is in fact a continuance of the cause. Dies dominicus The Lord's day - Sunday. Dies dominicus non est juridicus Sunday is a non-judicial day -- is not a day for court business, except as to the issue and return of criminal process. We thank you for using the Juridical Dictionary to search for Dies. If you have a better definition for Dies than the one presented here, please let us know by making use of the suggest a term option. This definition of Dies may be disputed by other professionals. Our attempt is to provide easy definitions on Dies and any other medical topic for the public at large.
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