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What is a Deposition?

An essential element of any civil or criminal court action is the evidence offered by the parties. Evidence is what each side in a dispute must present to either a judge or

Defensive Driver Course

A program of study that teaches safe driving techniques to drivers. Participants may be eligible for discounted premiums on their car insurance.

Diction

Diction can refer to either the words and phrases a person or organization uses through speech or in written materials, or to a person’s enunciation style in oral discourse. While diction can

DETENTION OF PATIENT

the action where a patient is kept in the confines of a institution of hospital for their well-being.

DEMURRER TO PLEA

the method used by a plaintiff that will test the adequacy of a defendants answer to charges.

DILATORY PLEA

an answer for a complaint not touching on or that considers the merits of a case. See dilatory defence.

DERIVATIVE EVIDENCE

the term that is given to evidence that has followed on from illegally collected evidence.

DANGEROUS PER SE

the term given to something that is dangerous and can cause injury without any human intervention.

DIRECT INJURY

This comes from the immediate result of the violation of a right legally.

DISINHERIT

a term that means to exclude form an inheritance that a person would usually get a benefit from.

DAY FIXED FOR TRIAL

the term that is given for the day that a summons to be appear in court must be answered.

DAMAGES PERMANENT

These are damages that are awarded that are based on the knowledge that damages are permanent and can’t be remedied.

DUE PROOF

This term applies to the evidence that gives adequate proof that is backed by facts that are incontrovertible.

DISCLOSURE

This term means to make known, a revelation or the uncovering a thing that is kept hidden.

DISTORT

This means to give a false meaning to something and to misrepresent.

DECISION ON APPEAL

what the decision of an appellate court is called. It may uphold or modify or reverse the decision of the lower court.

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