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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

DEPRESSION REACTIVE

the term given to an emotional depression that has been caused by an external situation and will go away when the situation is cleared up.

DEBT FRAUDULENT

the name of the debt where the person who owes the money to the creditor has deceived him by defrauding him.

DNA

the abbreviation for deoxyribonucleic acid.

DELIRIOUS

used to describe a person who has acted irrationally due to lacking awareness of a reasonable action.

DEMONSTRATIVE EVIDENCE

This term applies to real evidence that doesn’t depend on a testimony as it can be seen by the jury and the court.

DETECTION

This term is used to mean to find or make a discovery, find a criminal and to bring out any facts that have been hidden.

DEBTOR IN POSSESSION

the term given to people or a company that occupies its premises and to conduct business during proceedings of bankruptcy.

DETECTOR

a device that triggered electronically to hear sound waves.

DULY QUALIFIED

This means that a person is trained and prepared to perform tasks or to fulfil an office.

DEFIANCE OF THE LAW

This term is used when a person refuse to obey an order from the court, shows contempt toward a court or an official of the court.

DISCUMBERMENT

the term that applies to the freeing of a property from its lien.

DENATURALIZE

the term that is used in order to deprive a person of their citizenship.

DAMAGES IRREPARABLE

These are damages that will not compensate for the loss because the loss cannot be measured in monetary terms.

DISFIGUREMENT

This term is given to the result of an accident or an injury that impairs the beauty, symmetry and appearance.

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