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direct action. 1. A lawsuit by an insured against his or her own insurance company rather than against  the  tortfeasor  and  the  tortfeasor’s  insurer.  2.  A  lawsuit  by  a  person  claiming  against  an insured  but  suing  the  insurer  directly  instead  of  pursuing  compensation  indirectly  through  the insured.  [Cases:  Insurance    3542.  C.J.S. Insurance §§  1407–1413,  1523, …

direct  (di-rekt),  adj.1.  (Of  a  thing)  straight;  undeviating  <a  direct  line>.2.  (Of  a  thing  or  a person) straightforward <a direct manner> <direct instructions>.3. Free from extraneous influence; immediate <direct injury>.4. Of or relating to passing in a straight line of descent, as distinguished from a collateral line <a direct descendant> <a direct ancestor>.5. (Of a…

dirationare (di-ray-shee-<<schwa>>-nair-ee), vb.[fr. Latin  dis “thoroughly” + ratiocinari “to reason”] Hist. 1.To prove; to establish one’s right. 2. To disprove; to refute (an allegation). [Blacks Law 8th]

diptych (dip-tik), n.[fr. Greek diptycha “two-leaved”] 1.Roman law. Two tablets usu. made of wood or metal and tied with string through holes at the edges so that they could fold over (like a book  with  two  leaves).  •  Diptychs  were  often  used  to  send  letters,  and  the  text  was  sometimes written using a stylus, once…

diplomatic representation.See REPRESENTATION(5). [Blacks Law 8th]

diplomatic  protection.Protection  given by  one country’s  representatives to a  person, usu. its citizen, against another country’s alleged violation of international law. “The  term  diplomatic  protection  is  not altogether  precise.  First,  not  only  diplomatic  agents and  missions and  other foreign  offices may and  do  exercise  diplomatic  protection, but also, at a different level, consuls, and, although …

diplomatic  pouch.  1.  A  bag  containing  official  correspondence,  documents,  or  articles intended exclusively for official communications of a nation with its missions, consular posts, or delegations. 2. The contents of the bag. — Also termed diplomatic bag; valise diplomatique. [Blacks Law 8th]

diplomatic immunity.See IMMUNITY(1). [Blacks Law 8th]

diplomatic corps.Int’l law. The ambassador and other diplomatic personnel assigned by their government to a foreign capital.[Blacks Law 8th]

diplomatic bag.See DIPLOMATIC POUCH. [Blacks Law 8th]