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Dieu  et  mon  droit  (dyuu  ay  mawndrwah).  [French  “God  and  my  right”]  The  motto  of  the royal arms of England. • It was first used by Richard I and, with the exception of Elizabeth I, was continually used from Edward III to William III, who used the motto je maintiendrey. Queen Anne used Elizabeth I’s…

di. et fi.(dI et fI).abbr.DILECTO ET FIDELI. [Blacks Law 8th]

dietary law.Any of the body of laws observed by members of various faiths regulating what foods  may  be  eaten,  how  the  foods  must  be  prepared  and  served,  and  what  combinations  and contacts (e.g., between meat and milk) are prohibited. [Blacks Law 8th]

dieta (dI-ee-t<<schwa>>), n.[fr. Latin dies “day”] Hist. 1.A day’s journey. 2. A day’s work. 3. A day’s expenses. [Blacks Law 8th]

diet. 1. A regimen, esp. of food. 2. A governing body’s meeting day for legislative, political, or religious purposes; specif., a national assembly of various European countries, such as the diet of  the  German  empire,  which  was  summoned  by  the  emperor  regularly  to  perform  various functions, including levying taxes, enacting laws, and declaring war. 3.Scots…

dies (dI-eez), n.[Latin] A day; days. Pl. dies. dies ad quem (dI-eez ad kwem), n.[Latin “the day to which”] Civil law. An ending date for a transaction;  the  ending  date  for  computing  time,  such  as  the  day  on  which  interest  no  longer dies amoris (dI-eez <<schwa>>-mor-is), n.[Law Latin] Hist. A day of favor; esp., a…

diem  clausit  extremum  (dI-<<schwa>>m  klaw-zit  ek-stree-m<<schwa>>m),  n.[Law  Latin “he closed his last day”] Hist. 1.A chancery writ, founded on the statute of Marlbury, ordering the county escheator, after the death of a chief tenant of the Crown, to summon a jury to determine the amount and value of land owned by the chief tenant, to…

dictum propria.See dictum proprium under DICTUM. [Blacks Law 8th]

diei  dictio  (dI-ee-Idik-shee-oh).  [Latin  “appointing  a  day”]  Roman  law.  1.  A  magistrate’s notice summoning the accused to appear on a fixed day for trial. 2. The service of a summons. — Also written diei dictitio; diem dicere. [Blacks Law 8th]

diebus feriatis (dI-<<schwa>>-b<<schwa>>s feer-ee-ay-tis). [Latin] Hist. On holidays. [Blacks Law 8th]