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down  reversal.Securities.  A  sudden  market-price  decline  after  a  rising  trend.  •  The  term applies to the early stage of the decline; if the decline continues for several months, it is termed a bear market. — Also termed correction; market correction. [Blacks Law 8th]

down payment.See PAYMENT. [Blacks Law 8th]

down market.See bear market under MARKET. [Blacks Law 8th]

dowment. See DOWER. [Blacks Law 8th]

dowle stones (dohl). Rocks used as land boundaries. [Blacks Law 8th]

Dow  Jones  Industrial  Average.A  stock-market-performance  indicator  that  consists  of  the price  movements in the stocks of 30 leading industrial companies in the  United States. — Abbr. DJIA. — Often shortened to Dow. — Also termed Dow Jones Average. [Blacks Law 8th]

doweress. See DOWRESS. [Blacks Law 8th]

This  appears  to  have  been  the  original  English dower …. It was formerly the most usual species of dower, and, though latterly fallen into disuse, was not abolished until the statute of 3 & 4 Will. IV. c. 105, s. 13 …. The wife might be endowed of  personalty  or  goods  as  well  as  of …

dower (dow-<<schwa>>r). At common law, a wife’s right, upon her husband’s death, to a life estate in one-third of the land that he owned in fee. • With few exceptions, the wife could not be deprived of dower by any transfer made by her husband during his lifetime. Although most states have abolished dower, many…

dowager-queen.  The  widow  of  the  king  of  England.  —  Also  termed  queen  dowager.  See QUEEN MOTHER. “A  queen  dowager  is  the  widow  of  the  king,  and  as  such  enjoys  most  of  the  privileges belonging to her as queen consort. But it is not high treason to conspire her death; or to violate her chastity ……