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doctrine of acquired rights.See ACQUIRED-RIGHTS DOCTRINE. [Blacks Law 8th]

doctrine.  1.  A  principle,  esp.  a  legal  principle,  that  is  widely  adhered  to.  2.Archaic. HOLDING(1). [Blacks Law 8th]

Doctors’  Commons.Hist.  Informal.  The  College  of  Advocates  and  Doctors  of  Law,  which trained  specialists  in  admiralty  and  ecclesiastical  law  and  housed  admiralty  and  ecclesiastical courts  from  the  16th  century  to  the  19th.  •  The  College  was  dissolved  in  the  1860s  after  its functions were absorbed by the High Court. — Sometimes written Doctors’ Common. [Blacks Law…

doctor–patient relationship.See RELATIONSHIP. [Blacks Law 8th]

doctor–patient privilege.See PRIVILEGE(3). [Blacks Law 8th]

Doctor of the Science of Law.See DOCTOR OF JURIDICAL SCIENCE. [Blacks Law 8th]

Doctor of the Science of Jurisprudence.See DOCTOR OF JURIDICAL SCIENCE. [Blacks Law 8th]

Doctor of Laws.An honorary degree bestowed on one who has achieved great distinction. — Abbr. LL.D. Cf. JURIS DOCTOR; MASTER OF LAWS. [Blacks Law 8th]

Doctor of Law.See JURIS DOCTOR. [Blacks Law 8th]

Doctor of Jurisprudence.See JURIS DOCTOR. [Blacks Law 8th]