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de  verbo  in  verbum  (dee  v<<schwa>>r-boh  in  v<<schwa>>r-b<<schwa>>m).  [Law  Latin] Word for word. [Blacks Law 8th]

de ventre inspiciendo (dee ven-tree in-spish-ee-en-doh), n. [Law Latin “of (or for) inspecting the  belly”]  1.  A  writ  allowing  a  presumptive  heir  to  summon  a  jury  of  matrons  to  verify  the pregnancy  of a widow suspected  of feigning  the  pregnancy to  produce a supposed  heir. — Also termed ad ventrem inspiciendum. See venire facias tot…

development-stage company.See COMPANY. [Blacks Law 8th]

developmental neglect.See NEGLECT. [Blacks Law 8th]

developmental disability.See DISABILITY(2).[Blacks Law 8th]

development. 1.  A  human-created  change to improved  or unimproved real estate, including buildings or other structures, mining, dredging, filing, grading, paving, excavating, and drilling. 2. An activity, action, or alteration that changes undeveloped property into developed property. [Blacks Law 8th]

developing country.Int’l law. A country that is not as economically or politically advanced as the  main  industrial  powers.  •  Developing  countries  are  located  mostly  in  Africa,  Asia,  Eastern Europe,  the  Middle  East,  and  Latin  and  South  America.  —  Also  termed  developing  state; underdeveloped country; less-developed country; Third World country. “Pertinent  terminology  has  undergone  extensive  changes …

developed water.See WATER. [Blacks Law 8th]

de  vasto  (dee  vas-toh),  n.[Law  Latin  “of  waste”]  A  writ  allowing  a  reversioner  or remainderman  to  compel  a  tenant  for  life  or  for  years  to  appear  and  answer  for  the  waste  and resulting damage to the plaintiff’s inheritance. See WASTE (1). [Blacks Law 8th]

devastavit   (dev-<<schwa>>-stay-vit),   n.[Latin   “he   (or   she)   has   wasted”]   A   personal representative’s  failure to administer a decedent’s estate  promptly and  properly,  esp. by spending extravagantly  or  misapplying assets. • A  personal representative  who commits  waste in this way becomes personally liable to those having claims on the assets, such as creditors and beneficiaries. [Blacks Law 8th]