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de      praerogativa      regis      (dee      pri-rog-<<schwa>>-tI-v<<schwa>>      ree-jis).      See PRAEROGATIVA REGIS. [Blacks Law 8th]

de post disseisina (dee pohst dis-see-zin-<<schwa>>), n.[Law Latin “of past disseisin”] Hist. A writ for recovery of land by a person who had previously recovered the land from a disseisor by a  praecipe  quod  reddat  or  on  a  default  or  reddition,  but  who  was  again  disseised  by  the  same disseisor. [Blacks Law 8th]

deposit warrant.See WARRANT(2). [Blacks Law 8th]

depositum (di-poz-i-t<<schwa>>m),  n. Roman law.  The  gratuitous deposit of goods for the benefit  of  the  depositor.  •  The  depositee  was  liable  only  for  dolus.  See  DOLUS.  Cf.  gratuitous bailment under BAILMENT; DEPOSIT(5). [Blacks Law 8th]

deposit slip.A bank’s acknowledgment of an amount received on a certain date by a depositor. [Cases: Banks and Banking    121. C.J.S. Banks and Banking §§ 273–275, 322.] [Blacks Law 8th]

deposit ratio.The ratio of total deposits to total capital. [Blacks Law 8th]

deposit  premium.The  initial  premium  paid  by  an  insured  pending  the  final  premium adjustment. [Blacks Law 8th]

Depository Trust Corporation.The principal central clearing agency for securities transactions on the public markets. — Abbr. DTC. [Blacks Law 8th]

depository-transfer check.See CHECK. [Blacks Law 8th]

depository  institution.  1.  An  organization  formed  under  state  or  federal  law,  authorized  by law to receive deposits, and supervised and examined by a government agency for the protection of depositors. [Cases: Banks and Banking    1–62. C.J.S. Banks and Banking §§ 2–126, 480–481, 663–664,  697,  732–739,  746–748,  755,  758–783.]  2.  A  trust  company  or  other  institution…