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dissenters’ right.See APPRAISAL REMEDY. [Blacks Law 8th]

dissent and appraisal, right of.See APPRAISAL REMEDY. [Blacks Law 8th]

dissent  (di-sent),  n.1.  A  disagreement  with  a  majority  opinion,  esp.  among  judges.  2.  See dissenting  opinion  under  OPINION(1).3.  A  withholding  of  assent  or  approval.  4.  The  act  of  a surviving spouse who, as statutorily authorized in many states, refuses a devise and elects instead a statutory share. See ELECTIVE SHARE. — dissent (di-sent), vb. [Blacks Law…

dissensus   (di-sen-s<<schwa>>s),   n.[Latin   “disagreement”]   Roman   law.   1.   A   lack   of agreement.  2.  A  mutually  agreed  annulment  of  a  contractual  obligation;  an  undoing  of  the consensus that created the obligation. [Blacks Law 8th]

dissemination   (di-sem-i-nay-sh<<schwa>>n),   n.1.   The   act   of   spreading,   diffusing,   or dispersing;  esp.,  the  circulation  of  defamatory  matter.  2.  The  extension  of  the  influence  or establishment of a thing, such as an idea, book, or document. [Blacks Law 8th]

dissemble  (di-sem-b<<schwa>>l),  vb.1.Archaic.  To  physically  disguise  <to  dissemble  by wearing  a  mask>.2.  To  give  a  false  impression  about  (something);  to  cover  up  (something)  by deception <to dissemble the facts>. [Blacks Law 8th]

disseisoress (dis-see-z<<schwa>>r-is).Hist. A female disseisor. — Also termed disseisitrix. [Blacks Law 8th]

disseisor  (dis-see-z<<schwa>>r  or  -zor).  A  person  who  wrongfully  deprives  another  of  the freehold possession of property. — Also spelled disseizor. [Blacks Law 8th]

disseisitus. See DISSEISEE.[Blacks Law 8th]

disseisitrix. See DISSEISORESS. [Blacks Law 8th]