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de novo damus (di noh-voh day-m<<schwa>>s). [Law Latin “we give anew”] Scots law. The novodamus clause in a renewal of a gift or previous charter. See NOVODAMUS. [Blacks Law 8th]

de novo (di noh-voh or dee), adj. Anew. hearing de novo.See HEARING. trial de novo.See TRIAL. venire facias de novo (v<<schwa>>-nI-ree fay-shee-<<schwa>>s di noh-voh). See VENIRE FACIAS. [Blacks Law 8th]

de novi operis nuntiatione.See NOVI OPERIS NUNTIATIO. [Blacks Law 8th]

denouncement.  1.  An  act  of  accusation  or  condemnation  <denouncement  of  a  thief>.2.  A declaration  of  a  threatened  action  <denouncement  of  war>  <  denouncement  of  a  treaty>.3.  An application  for  a  grant  to  work  a  mine  that  is  either  newly  discovered  or  forfeited  <the denouncement was granted>.4.Archaic. A formal announcement; a declaration <a denouncement of a…

denounce,vb.1. To condemn openly, esp. publicly. 2. To declare (an act or thing) to be a crime and  prescribe a  punishment  for  it. 3. To  accuse  or  inform  against. 4. To  give  formal  notice  to  a foreign country of the termination of (a treaty). [Blacks Law 8th]

denotative fact.See FACT. [Blacks Law 8th]

de  non  sane  memorie  (dee  non  sayn  mem-<<schwa>>-ree).  [Law  French]  Of  unsound memory; of unsound mind. See MIND AND MEMORY; NON COMPOS MENTIS. [Blacks Law 8th]

de  non  residentia  clerici  regis  (dee  non rez-<<schwa>>-den-shee-<<schwa>>kler-<<schwa>>-sIree-jis),      n.[Law      Latin      “of      the nonresidence  of  a  parson  employed  in  royal  service”]  Hist.  A  writ  to  excuse  a  parson  from nonresidence because the parson is busy serving the Crown. See NONRESIDENCE(1). [Blacks Law 8th]

de     non     procedendo     ad     assisam     (dee     non     proh-s<<schwa>>-den-doh     ad <<schwa>>-sI-z<<schwa>>m),  n.[Law Latin “of  not proceeding to take an assize”] Hist. A writ ordering justices not to hold an assize in a particular case. [Blacks Law 8th]

de non decimando (dee non des-<<schwa>>-man-doh), n.[Law Latin “of not paying tithes”] Eccles. law. A claim for release from paying a tithe. — Also termed modus de non decimando. “A prescription de non decimando is a claim to be entirely discharged of tithes, and to pay no compensation in lieu of them. Thus the king…