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dole,n.1. A share of something that is jointly  owned but divisible. 2.Slang. Welfare benefits received from a governmental agency. 3.Scots law. Criminal intent; the equivalent of mens rea. [Blacks Law 8th]

dol (dohl or dol), n.[French “deceit; fraud”] Civil law. Fraud committed in inducing another to enter into a contract. See fraud in the inducement under FRAUD. Cf. FRAUDE. [Blacks Law 8th]

DOJ.abbr.DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. [Blacks Law 8th]

doing-business statute.A state law defining the acts that constitute undertaking business there, usu. for the purpose of establishing the circumstances under which the state’s courts may exercise personal jurisdiction over a nonresident. See MINIMUM CONTACTS; LONG-ARM STATUTE. [Cases: Courts    12(2). C.J.S. Courts §§ 39, 44.] [Blacks Law 8th]

doing business.The act of engaging in business activities; specif., the carrying out of a series of similar acts for the purpose of realizing a pecuniary benefit, or otherwise accomplishing a goal, or  doing  a  single  act  with  the  intention  of  starting  a  series  of  such  acts;  esp.,  a  nonresident’s participation in sufficient business activities in…

DOHSA (doh-s<<schwa>>).abbr.DEATH ON THE HIGH SEAS ACT. [Blacks Law 8th]

dogma (dawg-m<<schwa>> ordahg-), n. A philosophy, opinion, or tenet that is strongly held, is  believed  to  be  authoritative,  and  is  followed  steadfastly,  usu.  to  the  exclusion  of  other approaches  to  the  same  subject  matter;  a  formally  stated  and  proclaimed  doctrine  of  faith.  Pl. dogmas, dogmata (-m<< schwa>>-t<<schwa>>). [Blacks Law 8th]

dog-draw.Hist. The apprehension of someone chasing a deer in a forest with a dog. “Dog-draw is an apparent deprehension of an offender against venison in the forest. There are four  kinds  of  them  observed  by  Manwood,  part. 2,  cap. 18,  num.  9,  of  his Forest  Laws, that  is, dog-draw,  stable-stand,  back-bear,  and  bloody-hand.  Dog-draw  is, …

dog.Slang.1.  Something  undesirable,  esp.  a  lawsuit  <the  cases  assigned  to  the  new  lawyer were all  dogs>.2.Securities. A stock  or  other investment that suffers  public disdain and repeated price declines or poor performance. [Blacks Law 8th]

d’office (daw-fees). [Law French] Of office; officially. • This is similar to the Latin phrase ex officio. [Blacks Law 8th]