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Ducking-stool
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Ducking-stoolPunishment. An instrument used, in dipping women in the water, as a punishment, on conviction of being common scolds.
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Punishment
Criminal law. Some pain or penalty warranted by law, inflicted on a person, for the commission of a crime or misdemeanor, or for the omission of the performance of an act required by law, by the judgment and command of some lawful court.
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.
Women
Persons. In its most enlarged sense, this word signifies all the females of the human species; but in a more restricted sense, it means all such females who have arrived at the age of puberty. Mulieris appellatione etiam virgo viri potens continetur.
Water
1) That liquid substance of which the sea, the rivers, and creeks are composed. 2) A pool of water, or a stream or water course, is considered as part of the land, hence a pool of twenty acres, would pass by the grant of twenty acres of land, without mentioning the water. 3) Like land, water is distinguishable into different parts, as the sea, rivers, docks, canals, ponds and sewers, and to these may be added at water course
Conviction
The formal decision of a criminal trial which finds the accused guilty. It is the finding of a judge or jury, on behalf of the state, that a person has, beyond reasonable doubt, committed the crime for which he, or she, has been accused. It is the ultimate goal of the prosecution and the result resisted by the defense. Once convicted, an accused may then be sentenced.
Common
marriage law. a marriage in which no formal ceremony took place and no license exists.
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Duck (prison)
In the US penitentiary slang, an officer whoe reveals information to the prisoners about other officers.
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Dry exchange
Contracts. A term invented for disguising and covering usury; in which something, was pretended to pass on both sides, when in truth nothing passed on one side, whence it was called dry.
Dry rent
Contracts. Rent-seek, was a rent reserved without a clause of distress.
Dual custody
A method of protecting cash by requiring all cash assets handled by two people (two signatures, two keys, two people counting, etc.).
Dubitante
(United Kingdom) Doubting the correctness of the decision.
Duces tecum
Latin: bring with you. Used most frequently for a species of subpoena (as in "subpoena duces tecum") which seeks not so much the appearance of a person before a court of law, but the surrender of a thing (eg. a document or some other evidence) by its holder, to the court, to serve as evidence in a trial.
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Ducroire
This is a French word, which has the same meaning as the Italian phrase del credere. A del credere commission is one under which the agent, in consideration of an additional premium, engages to insure to his principal not only the solvency of the debtor, but the punctual discharge of the debt; and he is liable, in the first instance, without any demand from the debtor.
Due
What ought to be paid; what may be demanded.
Due diligence
The process by which a purchaser of or an investor in a company or business investigates the records of the target to support its value and find out whether there are "skeletons in the cupboard". Professional reports from accountants and solicitors may be included. The due diligence process is covered by confidentiality undertakings and supported by warranties.
Due process
A fundamental principle of fairness in all legal matters, both criminal and civil, especially in the courts. Basic legal procedures set by statute and court practice, which must be followed for each individual so that no prejudicial or unequal treatment will result. The U.S. Constitution guarantees that the government cannot take away a person's basic rights to life, liberty or property, without due process of law. Due process is frequently utilized to control a choice of jurisdiction.
Due process of law
The right of all persons to receive the guarantees and safeguards of the law and the judicial process. It includes such constitutional requirements as adequate notice, assistance of counsel, and the rights to remain silent, to a speedy and public trial, to an impartial jury, and to confront and secure witnesses.
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Punishment
Criminal law. Some pain or penalty warranted by law, inflicted on a person, for the commission of a crime or misdemeanor, or for the omission of the performance of an act required by law, by the judgment and command of some lawful court.
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.
Women
Persons. In its most enlarged sense, this word signifies all the females of the human species; but in a more restricted sense, it means all such females who have arrived at the age of puberty. Mulieris appellatione etiam virgo viri potens continetur.
Water
1) That liquid substance of which the sea, the rivers, and creeks are composed. 2) A pool of water, or a stream or water course, is considered as part of the land, hence a pool of twenty acres, would pass by the grant of twenty acres of land, without mentioning the water. 3) Like land, water is distinguishable into different parts, as the sea, rivers, docks, canals, ponds and sewers, and to these may be added at water course
Conviction
The formal decision of a criminal trial which finds the accused guilty. It is the finding of a judge or jury, on behalf of the state, that a person has, beyond reasonable doubt, committed the crime for which he, or she, has been accused. It is the ultimate goal of the prosecution and the result resisted by the defense. Once convicted, an accused may then be sentenced.
Common
marriage law. a marriage in which no formal ceremony took place and no license exists.
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Duck (prison)
In the US penitentiary slang, an officer whoe reveals information to the prisoners about other officers.
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Dry exchange
Contracts. A term invented for disguising and covering usury; in which something, was pretended to pass on both sides, when in truth nothing passed on one side, whence it was called dry.
Dry rent
Contracts. Rent-seek, was a rent reserved without a clause of distress.
Dual custody
A method of protecting cash by requiring all cash assets handled by two people (two signatures, two keys, two people counting, etc.).
Dubitante
(United Kingdom) Doubting the correctness of the decision.
Duces tecum
Latin: bring with you. Used most frequently for a species of subpoena (as in "subpoena duces tecum") which seeks not so much the appearance of a person before a court of law, but the surrender of a thing (eg. a document or some other evidence) by its holder, to the court, to serve as evidence in a trial.
Ducking-stool
Ducroire
This is a French word, which has the same meaning as the Italian phrase del credere. A del credere commission is one under which the agent, in consideration of an additional premium, engages to insure to his principal not only the solvency of the debtor, but the punctual discharge of the debt; and he is liable, in the first instance, without any demand from the debtor.
Due
What ought to be paid; what may be demanded.
Due diligence
The process by which a purchaser of or an investor in a company or business investigates the records of the target to support its value and find out whether there are "skeletons in the cupboard". Professional reports from accountants and solicitors may be included. The due diligence process is covered by confidentiality undertakings and supported by warranties.
Due process
A fundamental principle of fairness in all legal matters, both criminal and civil, especially in the courts. Basic legal procedures set by statute and court practice, which must be followed for each individual so that no prejudicial or unequal treatment will result. The U.S. Constitution guarantees that the government cannot take away a person's basic rights to life, liberty or property, without due process of law. Due process is frequently utilized to control a choice of jurisdiction.
Due process of law
The right of all persons to receive the guarantees and safeguards of the law and the judicial process. It includes such constitutional requirements as adequate notice, assistance of counsel, and the rights to remain silent, to a speedy and public trial, to an impartial jury, and to confront and secure witnesses.
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