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Category: D

DISFIGUREMENT

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

DNA MATCHING

a term used to match a person’s DNA to one already known.

DIRECT CAUSE

the phrase that describes the immediate cause of an accident or an injury.

DISINHERIT

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

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.

DISTORT

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

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.

DENY

the term used a denial is issued, to contradict or to protest.

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