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discontinuance (dis-k<<schwa>>n-tin-yoo-<<schwa>>nts), n.1. The termination of a lawsuit by  the  plaintiff; a  voluntary  dismissal  or  nonsuit.  See  DISMISSAL; NONSUIT(1); judgment  of discontinuance  under  JUDGMENT.  [Cases:  Federal  Civil  Procedure    1691;  Pretrial  Procedure 501.  C.J.S.  Dismissal  and  Nonsuit  §§  2–7,  9–10,  12,  14–16,  24.]  2.  The  termination  of  an estate-tail by a tenant in tail who conveys…

disconformity. See NEW MATTER. [Blacks Law 8th]

discommon (dis-kom-<<schwa>>n), vb.1. To deprive of the right of common (e.g., the right to  pasture).2.  To  deprive  (something,  esp.  land)  of  commonable  character.  •  A  person  could discommon land by separating or enclosing it. 3. To deprive (someone) of the privileges of a place, such as the right to use common land or to enjoy…

Disclosure  Document  Program.Patents.  A  U.S.  Patent  and  Trademark  Office  program allowing  an  inventor  to  file  a  preliminary  description  of  an  invention  and  establish  its  date  of conception  before  applying  for  a  patent.  •  The  document  can  help  establish  a  date  of  inventive effort  for  use  in  a  later  interference.  —  Abbr.  DDP.  Cf.  provisional  application …

disclosure,n.1. The act or process of making known something that was previously unknown; a revelation of facts <a lawyer’s disclosure of a conflict of interest>. See DISCOVERY. defensive disclosure.See DEFENSIVE DISCLOSURE. full disclosure.A complete revelation of all material facts. public  disclosure of  private facts.The  public revelation of some aspect of a person’s  private life  without …

disclosed principal.See PRINCIPAL(1). [Blacks Law 8th]

disclaimer,n.1.  A  renunciation  of  one’s  legal  right or  claim; esp.,  a  renunciation  of  a  patent claim,  usu.  to  save  the  remainder  of  the  application  from  being  rejected.  2.  A  repudiation  of another’s  legal  right  or  claim.  3.  A  writing  that  contains  such  a  renunciation  or  repudiation. 4.RENUNCIATION (2). — disclaim,vb. disclaimer  of  warranty.An  oral  or …

discipline,n.1. Punishment intended to correct or instruct; esp., a sanction or penalty imposed after an official finding of misconduct. [Cases: Licenses    38. C.J.S. Agriculture § 4.5; Architects § 10; Licenses §§ 48, 50–63.] 2. The punishment or penalties (often termed “sanctions”) imposed by  a  disciplining  agency  on  an  attorney  who  has  breached  a  rule  of …

disciplinary   rule.(often   cap.)   A   mandatory   regulation   stating   the   minimum   level   of professional conduct that a professional must sustain to avoid being subject to disciplinary action. •  For  lawyers,  the  disciplinary  rules  are  found  chiefly  in  the  Model  Code  of  Professional Responsibility.  —  Abbr.  DR.  Cf.  ETHICAL  CONSIDERATION.  [Cases:  Licenses    25.  C.J.S. Agriculture § 4.5; Licenses…

disciplinary  proceeding.An  action  brought  to  reprimand,  suspend,  or  expel  a  licensed professional or other person from a profession or other group because of unprofessional, unethical, improper,  or  illegal  conduct.  •  A  disciplinary  proceeding  against  a  lawyer  may  result  in  the lawyer’s being suspended  or disbarred  from  practice. [Cases: Licenses    38. C.J.S. Agriculture § 4.5; Architects…