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diversification,n.1. A company’s movement into a broader range of products, usu. by buying firms already  serving  the  market or  by  expanding  existing  operations <the  soft-drink  company’s diversification  into  the  potato-chip  market  has  increased  its  profits>.2.  The  act of  investing  in  a wide range of companies to reduce the risk if one sector of the market…

diverse,adj.1.  Of  or  relating  to  different  types  <the  attorney  handles  diverse  cases  ranging from  probate  matters  to  criminal  law>.2.  (Of  a  person  or  entity)  having  a  different  citizenship from  the  party  or  parties  on  the  other  side  of  the  lawsuit  <the  parties  are  diverse  because  the plaintiffs  are  citizens  of  Illinois  and  the  defendant  is …

divadiatus. See DEVADIATUS. [Blacks Law 8th]

dittay (dit-ay), n. Scots law. 1. The grounds for an indictment. 2. An indictment. [Blacks Law 8th]

disturbing the peace.See BREACH OF THE PEACE. [Blacks Law 8th]

disturber. See IMPEDITOR. [Blacks Law 8th]

disturbance of ways.An impediment to a person’s lawful right-of-way, as by an obstruction. [Blacks Law 8th]

disturbance of the peace.See BREACH OF THE PEACE. [Blacks Law 8th]

disturbance of tenure.A stranger’s ouster of a tenant from a tenancy. • The tenant’s lord could recover damages for the ouster. [Blacks Law 8th]

disturbance of public worship.Any conduct that interferes with the peaceful, lawful assembly of   people  for   religious   exercises.  [Cases:  Disturbance   of  Public   Assemblage    1.   C.J.S. Disturbance of Public Meetings § 3.] [Blacks Law 8th]