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disjunctive denial.See DENIAL. [Blacks Law 8th]

disjunctive condition.See CONDITION(2). [Blacks Law 8th]

disjunctive allegation.See ALLEGATION.[Blacks Law 8th]

disjunctim    (dis-j<<schwa>>ngk-t<<schwa>>m),    adv.[Latin]    Roman    law.    Separately; severally. • A condition imposed disjunctim, for example, would bind the persons severally, rather than jointly. — Also spelled disiunctim. Cf. CONJUNCTIM. [Blacks Law 8th]

disjuncta  (dis-j<<schwa>>ngk-t<<schwa>>),  n.  pl.[Latin]  Roman  & civil law.  Things (usu. words or phrases) that are separated or opposed. — Also spelled disiuncta. Cf. CONJUNCTA. [Blacks Law 8th]

disjoinder  (dis-joyn-d<<schwa>>r).  The  undoing  of  the  joinder  of  parties  or  claims.  See JOINDER. Cf. MISJOINDER(1); NONJOINDER(1). [Blacks Law 8th]

disinvestment,n.1.  The  consumption  of  capital.  2.  The  withdrawal  of  investments,  esp.  on political grounds. — Also termed (in sense 2) divestment. — disinvest,vb. [Blacks Law 8th]

disintermediation.  The  process  of  bank  depositors’  withdrawing  their  funds  from  accounts with low interest rates to put them into investments that pay higher returns. [Blacks Law 8th]

disinterested witness.See WITNESS. [Blacks Law 8th]

disinterested,adj. Free from bias, prejudice,  or  partiality; not having a pecuniary interest <a disinterested witness>. — disinterest, disinterestedness,n. [Blacks Law 8th]