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dictum page.See pinpoint citation under CITATION(3). [Blacks Law 8th]

dictum  de  Kenilworth  (dik-t<<schwa>>m  dee  ken-<<schwa>>l-w<<schwa>>rth),  n.[Law Latin “edict of Kenilworth”] Hist. A declaration of an agreement between Edward I and the barons who  had  opposed  him  under  the  leadership  of  Simon  de  Montfort.  •  The  agreement,  which concerned  rent  on  the  lands  forfeited  in  the  rebellion,  was  so  called  because  it  was  made  at…

diarium (dI-air-ee-<<schwa>>m), n.[fr. Latin dies “day”] Roman law. An allowance (usu. of food) needed for a day; a daily allowance of food or pay. Pl. diaria (dI-air-ee-<<schwa>>).[Blacks Law 8th]

diarchy. [fr. Greek dy “two” + archein “rule”] A government jointly ruled by two people, such as William and Mary of England. — Also termed duarchy; dyarchy. “Dyarchy. A term applied by Mommsen to the Roman principate … a period in which he held that sovereignty was shared between the princes and the senate. The…

dictum (dik-t<<schwa>>m), n.1. A statement of opinion or belief considered authoritative because of the dignity of the person making it. 2. A familiar rule; a maxim. 3.OBITER DICTUM. Pl. dicta.[Cases: Courts 92.C.J.S. Courts §§ 142–143.] “As a dictum is by definition no part of the doctrine of the decision, and as the citing of it…

dictator. 1.Roman law. An absolute ruler appointed in an emergency for a term of six months and subject to reappointment. “In  special  emergencies,  particularly  in  times  of  grave  crisis, either  consul  might appoint a dictator  who  exercised  supreme  authority,  but  not  beyond  six  months,  unless  reappointed.  This was, in effect, a temporary reversion to  monarchy.”…

dictation. 1. The act of speaking words to be transcribed. 2. The words so transcribed. [Blacks Law 8th]

dicis causa (dI-sis kaw-z<<schwa>>). [Latin] Roman law. For form’s sake; on the surface. • The phrase appeared in reference to transactions completed in a certain form to conceal their true purpose. [Blacks Law 8th]

dictate,vb.1. To pronounce orally for transcription. 2. To order; to command authoritatively. [Blacks Law 8th]

dicast  (dI-kast  ordik-ast),  n.[Greek  dikastes]  Hist.  An  ancient  Greek  officer  sitting  as  both judge  and  juror.  •  Each  dicast  was  generally  a  free  citizen  over  the  age  of  30.  The  dicasts  sat together  in  groups  of  100  to  500,  according  to  each  case’s  importance,  and  decided  cases  by  a majority. [Blacks Law 8th]