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de non contrahendo debito (dee non kon-tr<<schwa>>-hen-doh deb-i-toh). [Law Latin] Scots law. Against the contraction of debt. • The phrase was inserted in an entail to prevent the heir from incurring debt. [Blacks Law 8th]

de  non  alienando  sine  consensu  superiorum  (dee  non  ay-lee-<<schwa>>-nan-doh  sI-nee k<<schwa>>n-sen-s[y]oo  s[y]oo-peer-ee-or-<<schwa>>m).  [Law  Latin]  Scots  law.  Concerning the  nonalienation  of  the  lands  without  the  consent  of  the  superior.  • The  phrase  was  frequently present in a charter to a vassal. [Blacks Law 8th]

de  non  alienando  (dee  non  ay-lee-<<schwa>>-nan-doh).  [Law  Latin]  Scots  law.  For  not alienating. • The phrase was used to restrict the transfer of property. [Blacks Law 8th]

  denomination. 1. An act of naming. 2. A collective designation, esp. of a religious sect. [Blacks Law 8th]

Denman’s Act.Hist. 1.The (English) Evidence Act of 1843, providing that no person offered as  a  witness  can  be  excluded  because  of  incapacity  due  to  a  past  crime  or  an  interest  in  the proceedings.  —  Also  termed  Lord  Denman’s  Act.  2.  The  (English)  Criminal  Procedure  Act  of 1865  that  allowed  defense  counsel  to  sum  up  evidence …

denizen (den-<<schwa>>-z<<schwa>>n).1. A person given certain rights in a foreign nation or  living  habitually  in  a  foreign  nation.  2.English  law.  A  person  who  holds  a  position  midway between being an alien and a natural-born or naturalized subject. [Blacks Law 8th]

denize (den-Iz or di-nIz), vb. To make (a person) a denizen. See DENIZEN. [Blacks Law 8th]

denization (den-<<schwa>>-zay-sh<<schwa>>n). The act of making a person a denizen. — Also termed indenization. See DENIZEN. [Blacks Law 8th]

Denier  à  Dieu  (d<<schwa>>-nyay  ah  dyuuordyoo).  [French  “God’s  money”]  French  law. Earnest money exchanged by contracting parties. See DENARIUS DEI. [Blacks Law 8th]

denier,n.1.    (d<<schwa>>-nyay)    [French    fr.    Latin    denarius]    DENARIUS(1),    (3).2. (di-nI-<<schwa>>r) [Law French] Hist. Denial; refusal, as in refusal to pay rent when demanded.[Blacks Law 8th]