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Department of Defense.See DEFENSE DEPARTMENT. [Blacks Law 8th]

Department   of   Commerce.The   cabinet-level   department   of   the   federal   government responsible  for  promoting  the  nation’s  international  trade,  economic  growth,  and  technical advancement. • Designated as a department in 1913, it is headed by the Secretary of Commerce. — Abbr. DOC. [Blacks Law 8th]

Department   of   Agriculture.The   cabinet-level   department   of   the   federal   government responsible  for  improving  farm  income,  developing  foreign  markets  for  U.S.  farm  products, conducting agricultural research, and inspecting and grading food products. • Created in 1862, it is headed by the Secretary of Agriculture. — Abbr. USDA. [Blacks Law 8th]

department,n.1.  A  division  of  a  greater  whole;  a  subdivision  <a  legal  department>.2.  A country’s  division  of  territory,  usu.  for  governmental  and  administrative  purposes,  as  in  the division of a state into counties <France has regional departments similar to states>.3. A principal branch  or  division  of  government  <legislative  department>;  specif.,  a  division  of  the  executive branch…

de partitione facienda (dee pahr-tish-ee-oh-nee fay-shee-en-d<<schwa>>), n.[Law Latin] Hist. A writ to partition lands or tenements. [Blacks Law 8th]

de parco fracto (dee pahr-koh frak-toh), n.[Law Latin “of pound breach”] Hist. A writ against someone,  esp.  an  owner,  who  breaks  into  a  pound  to  rescue  animals  that  have  been  legally distrained and impounded. “And, being thus in the custody of the law, the taking them back by force is looked upon as an atrocious…

de pace et  plagis (dee pay-see et  play-jis),  n.[Law Latin “of breach  of  peace and  wounds”] Hist. A type of criminal appeal used in cases of assault, wounding, and breach of the peace. DE PACE ET ROBERIA de pace et roberia (dee pay-see et roh-beer-ee-<<schwa>>), n.[Law Latin “of breach of peace and robbery”] Hist. A…

de   pace   et   legalitate   tenenda   (dee   pay-see   et   l<<schwa>>-gal-<<schwa>>-tay-tee t<<schwa>>-nen-d<<schwa>>).  [Latin]  Hist. A  writ for keeping  the  peace  and  adherence  to  the laws (or good behavior). — Also termed de pace et legalitate tuenda. [Blacks Law 8th]

deontology.  The  philosophy  of ethics, rights, and  duties as a matter of  natural law.  • Moral rights in one’s intellectual property are often considered deontological issues. — deontological,adj. [Blacks Law 8th]

de        onerando       pro       rata       portione       (dee        on-<<schwa>>-ran-doh        proh ray-t<<schwa>>por-shee-oh-nee),  n.[Law  Latin  “of  charging  according  to  a  ratable proportion”] Hist. A writ for a joint tenant or cotenant who is distrained for more rent than is proportionately required. [Blacks Law 8th]