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designate,n. See DESIGNEE. [Blacks Law 8th]

design  around,vb.  Patents.  To  make  something  that  performs  the  same  function  or  has  the same physical properties as (a patented product or process) but in a way different enough from the original that it does not infringe the patent. See DOCTRINE OF EQUIVALENTS. [Blacks Law 8th]

deserts. See JUST DESERTS. [Blacks Law 8th]

desertion,n. The willful and unjustified abandonment of a person’s duties or obligations, esp. to military service or to a spouse or family. • In family law, the five elements of spousal desertion are (1) a cessation of cohabitation, (2) the lapse of a statutory period, (3) an intention to abandon, (4) a lack of consent…

deserter.Int’l law. A soldier who leaves national military service with the intention of reneging on military obligations either permanently or for the duration of a military operation; a person who illegally  abandons  a  military  force,  often  by  seeking  refuge  in  a  foreign  territory  or  by  joining enemy forces. [Cases: Armed Services    38; Military Justice    661.C.J.S.…

de  seisina  habenda  (dee  see-zin-<<schwa>>  h<<schwa>>-ben-d<<schwa>>),  n.[Law  Latin “of holding seisin”] Hist. A writ ordering the sovereign to deliver seisin of lands and tenements to a  lord,  after  holding  them  for  the  allowed  year  and  a  day  because  the  lord’s  tenant committed  a felony.[Blacks Law 8th]

desegregation,n.1.  The  abrogation  of  policies  that  separate  people  of  different  races  into different  institutions  and  facilities  (such  as  public  schools).  [Cases:  Schools    13.  C.J.S.  Civil Rights §§ 108, 111, 121.] 2. The state of having had such policies abrogated. Cf. INTEGRATION (4). — desegregate,vb. [Blacks Law 8th]

de  sectis  non  faciendis  (dee  sek-tis  non  fay-shee-en-dis),  n.[Law  Latin  “of  not  doing services”] Hist. A writ exempting a ward or dowress from performing certain services. [Blacks Law 8th]

de  secta  ad  molendinum  (dee  sek-t<<schwa>>  ad  m<<schwa>>-len-di-n<<schwa>>m), n.[Law  Latin  “of  suit  at  mill”]  Hist.  A  writ  forcing  a  person  to  continue  grinding  corn  at  a particular  mill,  as  was  customary,  or  to  give  a  good  reason  why  the  custom  should  not  be “There are also other services, due by ancient custom and prescription  only.…

desecrate,vb. To divest (a thing) of its sacred character; to defile or profane (a sacred thing). [Blacks Law 8th]