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dismissed without prejudice.(Of a case) removed from the court’s docket in such a way that the  plaintiff  may  refile  the  same  suit  on  the  same  claim.  See  dismissal  without  prejudice  under DISMISSAL(1);  WITHOUT  PREJUDICE.  [Cases:  Federal  Civil  Procedure    1713,  1837.1; Pretrial Procedure    690. C.J.S. Dismissal and Nonsuit § 80.] [Blacks Law 8th]

dismissed for  want of  prosecution.(Of a case) removed from the  court’s docket because the plaintiff  has  failed  to  pursue  the  case  diligently  toward  completion.  See  dismissal  for  want  of prosecution  under  DISMISSAL(1).  [Cases:  Federal  Civil  Procedure    1758;  Pretrial  Procedure 581–602. C.J.S. Dismissal and Nonsuit §§ 43, 51, 67–73.] [Blacks Law 8th]

dismissed  for  want  of  equity.(Of  a  case)  removed  from  the  court’s  docket  for  substantive reasons,  usu.  because  the  plaintiff’s  allegations  are  found  to  be  untrue  or  because  the  plaintiff’s pleading does not state an adequate claim. See dismissal for want of equity under DISMISSAL(1). [Cases: Pretrial Procedure    552, 622. C.J.S. Dismissal and Nonsuit § 50.] [Blacks…

dismissal compensation.See SEVERANCE PAY. [Blacks Law 8th]

dismissal,n.1. Termination of an action or claim without further hearing, esp. before the trial of   the  issues  involved.  [Cases:  Federal  Civil  Procedure    1691–1842;  Pretrial  Procedure 501–629. C.J.S. Dismissal and Nonsuit §§ 2–47, 49–73.] dismissal  agreed.A  court’s  dismissal  of  a  lawsuit  with  the  acquiescence  of  all  parties.  • Among other possibilities, the parties may have settled…

dismiss,vb.1.  To  send  (something)  away;  specif.,  to  terminate  (an  action  or  claim)  without further  hearing, esp. before the trial of  the issues involved. 2. To release or  discharge (a person) from employment. See DISMISSAL. [Blacks Law 8th]

dismemberments  of  ownership.Civil  law.  The  three  elements  composing  the  right  of ownership,  namely,  the  usus,  the  fructus,  and  the  abusus.  •  The  right  of  ownership  may  be dismembered  and  its  components  conveyed  in  the  form  of  independent  real  rights,  such  as  the right of use, the right of usufruct, and the right of security. See…

dismemberment. 1. The cutting off of a limb or body part. 2.Int’l law. The disappearance of a country  as  a  result  of  a  treaty  or  an  annexation,  whereby  it becomes  part  of  one  or  more  other countries.  3.Int’l  law.  The  reduction  of  a  country’s  territory  by  annexation  or  cession,  or  the secession of one part.…

disme  (dIm),  n.[Law French]  A  tithe; a  tenth  part, as  in a  tithe  due  the  clergy  equal  to  the tenth  of all spiritual livings as required by the statute 25 Edw. 3, st. 7. • This is the  Law French equivalent to the Latin decimae. It was once the spelling of the American 10-cent piece,…

disjunctive obligation.See alternative obligation under OBLIGATION. [Blacks Law 8th]