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disqualification,n.1. Something  that  makes one ineligible; esp., a bias or conflict of  interest that  prevents  a  judge  or  juror  from  impartially  hearing  a  case,  or  that  prevents  a  lawyer  from representing a party. [Cases: Judges    39; Jury    97. C.J.S. Judges §§ 62, 98, 100–102, 107; Juries §§ 225, 248, 370–373, 378–379, 398–399, 415, 417–418, 420.]…

dispute-resolution  procedure.Intellectual  property.  A  mechanism  for  resolving  international grievances  over  intellectual-property  protection,  conducted  by  the  World  Trade  Organization under  the  TRIPs  Agreement.  •  The  procedure  begins  with  a  complaint  by  one  nation  against another,  followed  by  consultations  between  the  nations,  a  WTO  panel  report  on  the  issue,  and (potentially) trade sanctions against one of the…

dispute resolution.See ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION. [Blacks Law 8th]

dispute,n.  A  conflict  or  controversy,  esp.  one  that  has  given  rise  to  a  particular  lawsuit.  — dispute,vb. major dispute.Labor law. Under the Railway Labor Act, a disagreement about basic working conditions,  often  resulting  in  a  new collective-bargaining  agreement  or  a  change  in  the  existing agreement.  •  Under  the  Act,  two  classes  of  disputes  —  major …

disputatio fori (dis-pyoo-tay-shee-oh for-I). [Latin] Roman law. Argument before a court; the practice of legal advocacy. [Blacks Law 8th]

disputable presumption.See rebuttable presumption under PRESUMPTION. [Blacks Law 8th]

dispunishable,adj. Hist. (Of an offense) not punishable; not answerable. [Blacks Law 8th]

disprove,vb. To refute (an assertion); to prove (an allegation) false. [Blacks Law 8th]

dispossess  proceeding.A  summary  procedure  initiated  by  a  landlord  to  oust  a  defaulting tenant and regain possession of the premises. See FORCIBLE ENTRY AND DETAINER . [Cases: Landlord and Tenant    293.] [Blacks Law 8th]

dispossessor. A person who dispossesses. [Blacks Law 8th]