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distrahere (dis-tray-h<<schwa>>-ree), vb.[fr. Latin dis “apart” + trahere “to draw”] To draw apart; to sell; to dissolve, as in a contract. [Blacks Law 8th]

distractio  pignoris  (di-strak-shee-oh  pig-nor-is).  [Latin  “the  sale  of  something  pledged”] Roman  law.  A  creditor’s  sale  of  something  pledged  or  hypothecated  to  obtain  satisfaction  [Blacks Law 8th]

distraction  doctrine.The rule that a plaintiff  may not be  guilty  of  contributory  negligence  if the plaintiff’s attention was diverted from a known danger by a sufficient cause. See contributory negligence  under  NEGLIGENCE.  [Cases:  Negligence    506(3),  1286(3).  C.J.S.  Negligence  §§ 234, 635.] [Blacks Law 8th]

distractio  bonorum  (di-strak-shee-oh  b<<schwa>>-nor-<<schwa>>m).  [Latin  “the  sale  of goods”]  Roman  law.  A  curator  bonorum’s  sale  of  the  property  in  an  insolvent  estate  to  satisfy creditors’ claims. [Blacks Law 8th]

distractio (di-strak-shee-oh), n.[Latin fr. distrahere “to draw apart”] Roman law. A separation or division into parts; an alienation or sale, such as a creditor’s sale of a pledge. [Blacks Law 8th]

distracted,adj.1. (Of a person) not concentrating. 2. (Of a person) disordered. [Blacks Law 8th]

distinguishing  mark.A  physical indication  or feature that identifies or  delineates one  person or thing from another <the voting ballots contained distinguishing marks so that they could not be counted>. See DISTINCTIVENESS. [Blacks Law 8th]

distinguishable   variation.Copyright.   A   detectable   difference   between   two   works.   • Distinguishable variation is the standard for determining whether a work that is based on a work in the  public  domain  can  itself  be  copyrighted.  Examples  include  translations  of  books  and mezzotints  of  paintings.  Some  nontrivial  originality  is  also  required:  exact  copies  are  not protectable. [Blacks Law 8th]

distinguishable,adj.  (Of  a  case  or  law)  different  from,  and  thereby  not  controlling  or applicable in, a given case or situation. [Blacks Law 8th]

distinguish,vb.1.  To  note  a  significant  factual,  procedural,  or  legal  difference  in  (an  earlier case), usu. to minimize the case’s precedential effect or to show that it is inapplicable <the lawyer distinguished the cited case from the case at bar>. “In practice, courts do not concede to their predecessors the power of laying down very wide…