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de odio et atia (dee oh-dee-oh et ay-shee-<<schwa>>), n.[Law Latin “of hatred and malice”] Hist. A writ ordering a sheriff to summon a 12-member jury to inquire whether a prisoner jailed for murder was charged for a good reason or only because of ill-will and to determine whether bail should be set. • If the…

deodand  (dee-<<schwa>>-dand).Hist.  Something  (such  as  an  animal)  that  has  done  wrong and must therefore be forfeited to the Crown. • This practice was abolished in 1846. “In the oldest records, we see no attempt to distinguish the cases in which the dead man was negligent from those in which no fault could be imputed to…

denuntiatio  belli  (di-n<<schwa>>n-shee-ay-shee-oh  bel-I).  [Latin  “declaration  of  war”]  A declaration of war. See declaration of war under DECLARATION(3). [Blacks Law 8th]

deny the appeal.See AFFIRM(1). [Blacks Law 8th]

denuntiatio (di-n<<schwa>>n-shee-ay-shee-oh), n.[Latin] 1.Roman & civil law. A declaration intended to protect or set in motion the enforcement of the declarer’s right; esp., a report of a crime. 2.Hist. A summons; a public notice. 3.Scots law. The Crown’s public denunciation of a debtor as a rebel and an outlaw when the debtor has disobeyed an…

denunciation. See DENOUNCEMENT. [Blacks Law 8th]

denumeration. An act of making a present payment. [Blacks Law 8th]

density zoning.See cluster zoning under ZONING. [Blacks Law 8th]

de novo review. 1. See appeal de novo under APPEAL. 2. See de novo judicial review under JUDICIAL REVIEW. [Blacks Law 8th]

de novo judicial review.See JUDICIAL REVIEW. [Blacks Law 8th]