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DETERMINATE OBLIGATION
determinate obligation.See OBLIGATION. [Blacks Law 8th]
Read MoreDETERMINATE HOSPITALIZATION
determinate hospitalization.A fixed period of hospitalization, usu. by civil commitment. [Blacks Law 8th]
Read MoreDETERMINABLE FREEHOLD
determinable freehold.See determinable estate under ESTATE(1). [Blacks Law 8th]
Read MoreDETERMINABLE FEE
determinable fee.1. See fee simple determinable under FEE SIMPLE. 2. See base fee under FEE(2). [Blacks Law 8th]
Read MoreDETERMINABLE ESTATE
determinable estate.See ESTATE(1). [Blacks Law 8th]
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determinable easement.See EASEMENT. [Blacks Law 8th]
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determinable,adj.1. Liable to end upon the happening of a contingency; terminable <fee simple determinable>.2. Able to be determined or ascertained <the delivery date is determinable because she kept the written invoice>. [Blacks Law 8th]
Read MoreDETENTION IN A REFORMATORY
detention in a reformatory.A juvenile offender’s sentence of being sent to a reformatory school for some period. [Cases: Infants 223.1.] [Blacks Law 8th]
Read MoreDETENTION HEARING
detention hearing.See HEARING. [Blacks Law 8th]
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detention,n.1. The act or fact of holding a person in custody; confinement or compulsory delay. — detain,vb. investigative detention.The holding of a suspect without formal arrest during the investigation of the suspect’s participation in a crime. • Detention of this kind is constitutional only if probable cause exists. pretrial detention. 1. The holding of a …
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