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dissolved corporation.See CORPORATION. [Blacks Law 8th]

dissolution of marriage. 1.DIVORCE. 2.Archaic. A divorce-like remedy available when both spouses  have signed  a  separation  agreement that  deals  with  (1)  the  issue  of  alimony  (providing either some or none), and (2) if there are children, the issues of support, custody, and visitation. • Under a dissolution of marriage in this sense, the court is…

dissolution bond.See discharging bond under BOND(2). [Blacks Law 8th]

dissolute,adj.  (Of  a  person  or  thing)  loosed  from  restraint;  wanton;  devoted  to  pleasure <dissolute person> <a dissolute lifestyle>. [Blacks Law 8th]

dissolution  (dis-<<schwa>>-loo-sh<<schwa>>n),  n.1.  The  act  of  bringing  to  an  end; termination.  2.  The  cancellation  or  abrogation  of  a  contract,  with  the  effect  of  annulling  the contract’s binding force and restoring the parties to their original positions. See RESCISSION. 3. The termination of a corporation’s legal existence by expiration of its charter, by legislative act, by…

dissociative amnesia.See REPRESSED-MEMORY SYNDROME. [Blacks Law 8th]

dissipation,n. The use of an asset for an illegal or inequitable purpose, such as a spouse’s use of  community  property  for  personal  benefit  when  a  divorce  is  imminent.  [Cases:  Divorce 252.3(1). C.J.S. Divorce §§ 514–519, 527, 529, 553, 555, 560–561, 563, 565, 567–568, 570–571.] — dissipate,vb. [Blacks Law 8th]

dissignare (di-sig-nair-ee), vb.[Law Latin] To break open a seal. [Blacks Law 8th]

dissenting opinion.See OPINION(1). [Blacks Law 8th]

dissentiente (di-sen-shee-en-tee), adj.. [Latin] Dissenting. • When used with a judge’s name, it indicates a dissenting opinion. [Blacks Law 8th]