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discrete (di-skreet), adj. Individual; separate; distinct. [Blacks Law 8th]

discreet (di-skreet), adj. Exercising discretion; prudent; judicious; discerning. [Blacks Law 8th]

discredit,vb.  To  destroy  or  impair  the  credibility  of  (a  witness,  a  piece  of  evidence,  or  a theory); to lessen the degree of trust to be accorded to (a witness or document). [Cases: Witnesses 330. C.J.S. Witnesses § 579.] — discredit,n. [Blacks Law 8th]

discovery vein.See VEIN. [Blacks Law 8th]

discovery rule.Civil procedure. The rule that a limitations period does not begin to run until the plaintiff discovers (or reasonably should have discovered) the injury giving rise to the claim. • The  discovery  rule  usu.  applies  to  injuries  that  are  inherently  difficult  to  detect,  such  as  those resulting  from  medical  malpractice.  See  STATUTE  OF  LIMITATIONS. …

discovery policy.See claims-made policy under INSURANCE POLICY. [Blacks Law 8th]

discovery  immunity.A  (usu.  statutory)  prohibition  that  excludes  certain  documents  or information from discovery. [Blacks Law 8th]

discovery abuse. 1. The misuse of the discovery process, esp. by making overbroad requests for information that is unnecessary or beyond the scope of permissible disclosure or by conducting discovery  for  an  improper  purpose.  [Cases:  Federal  Civil  Procedure    1261,  1278;  Pretrial Procedure    28. C.J.S. Discovery §§ 2, 6–7, 21.] “The  term  ‘discovery  abuse’  has  been …

discovery,n.1.  The  act  or  process  of  finding  or  learning  something  that  was  previously unknown  <after  making  the  discovery,  the  inventor  immediately  applied  for  a  patent>.  2. Compulsory  disclosure,  at  a  party’s  request,  of  information  that  relates  to  the  litigation  <the plaintiff filed a motion to compel discovery>. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 26–37; Fed. R.…

discovert  (dis-k<<schwa>>v-<<schwa>>rt),  adj.1.Archaic.  Uncovered;  exposed.  2.  Not married, esp. a widow or a woman who has never married. [Blacks Law 8th]