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dispone  (dis-pohn),  vb.[fr.  Middle  English  disponen  fr.  Old  French  disponer  “dispose”] 1.Archaic.  To  dispose;  to  arrange.  2.Scots  law.  To  convey,  transfer,  or  otherwise  alienate (property). [Blacks Law 8th]

display right.Copyright. A copyright owner’s exclusive right to show or exhibit a copy of the protected  work  publicly,  whether  directly  or  by  technological  means.  •  For  example,  this  right makes  it  illegal  to  transmit  a  copyrighted  work  over  the  Internet  without  permission.  [Cases: Copyrights  and  Intellectual  Property    36.  C.J.S.  Copyrights  and  Intellectual  Property  §§  10,…

displacement.  1.  Removal  from  a  proper  place  or  position  <displacement  of  a  file> <displacement of an officer>.2. A replacement; a substitution < displacement  of the lawyer with another>.3. A forced removal of a person from the person’s home or country, esp. because of war <displacement of refugees>.4. A shifting of emotional emphasis from one thing…

dispersonare   (dis-p<<schwa>>r-s<<schwa>>-nair-ee),   vb.[Latin]   Hist.   To   scandalize, disparage, or slander. [Blacks Law 8th]

dispense with the reading of the minutes.Parliamentary law. To forgo reciting the secretary’s proposed  minutes  at  the  regular  time.  •  The  reading  is  not  forgone  altogether,  but  simply postponed.  If  the  proposed  minutes  have  been  printed  and  circulated,  then  their  correction  and approval is in  order without reading them aloud, and a motion to dispense …

dispensation  (dis-pen-say-sh<<schwa>>n).  An  exemption  from  a  law,  duty,  or  penalty; permission to do something that is ordinarily forbidden. [Blacks Law 8th]

dispensary (di-spen-s<<schwa>>r-ee), n.1. A place where drugs are prepared or distributed. 2. An institution, usu. for the poor, where medical advice and medicines are distributed for free or at a discounted rate. [Blacks Law 8th]

dispauper  (dis-paw-p<<schwa>>r),  vb.  To  disqualify  from  being  a  pauper;  to  deprive  (a person) of the ability to sue in forma pauperis. See IN FORMA PAUPERIS . [Blacks Law 8th]

dispatch rule.See MAILBOX RULE. [Blacks Law 8th]

dispatch  money.Maritime law. An amount paid by a shipowner to a  vessel’s charterer if the vessel’s  cargo  is  unloaded  at  the  port  sooner  than  provided  for  in  the  agreement  between  the charterer   and   the   shipowner.   —   Also   termed   dispatch.   Cf.   contract   demurrage   under DEMURRAGE. [Cases: Shipping    49(6). C.J.S. Shipping § 108.] “Some charters contain a…