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Dominican divorce.See Mexican divorce under DIVORCE. [Blacks Law 8th]

dominical (d<<schwa>>-min-<<schwa>>-k<<schwa>>l), adj. Of or relating to a Sunday; of or relating to the Lord’s day. [Blacks Law 8th]

domination.Patents. The  effect that an earlier patent (usu. a basic one) has  on a later patent (esp. one for improvements on the patented device) because the earlier patent’s claims are so broad or generic that the later patent’s invention will always read on the earlier patent’s claims, resulting in infringement. • Because the patent system…

dominatio (dom-<<schwa>>-nay-shee-oh), n.[Latin] Hist. Lordship; rule. [Blacks Law 8th]

dominating patent.See fencing patent under PATENT(3). [Blacks Law 8th]

dominate,vb.1.  To  master  (someone  or  something);  to  control  (someone  or  something).2. Predominate. [Blacks Law 8th]

dominant tenement.See dominant estate under ESTATE(1). [Blacks Law 8th]

dominant tenant.See TENANT. [Blacks Law 8th]

dominant property.See dominant estate under ESTATE(1). [Blacks Law 8th]

dominant-jurisdiction principle.The rule that the court in which a case is first filed maintains the suit, to the exclusion of all other courts that would also have jurisdiction. [Cases: Courts    475, 493, 514; Federal Courts    1145. C.J.S. Courts §§ 188, 211, 224.] [Blacks Law 8th]