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denial-of-service  attack.A  malicious  strike  against  a  computer,  website,  network,  server,  or database designed to render it inaccessible, usu. by overwhelming it with activity or by forcing it to malfunction. — Also termed nuking. — Abbr. DoS attack. distributed  denial-of-service  attack.A  denial-of-service  attack  carried  out  by  distributing  a virus that causes infected computers to try to…

denial of justice.Int’l law. A defect in a country’s organization of courts or administration of justice, resulting in the country’s violating its international legal duties to protect aliens. • A denial of  justice  is  a  wrongful  act  under  international  law.  —  Also  termed  justitia  denegata;  déni  de justice; refus de justice. [Blacks Law 8th]

denial,n.1.  A  refusal  or  rejection;  esp.,  a  court’s  refusal  to  grant  a  request  presented  in  a motion  or  petition  <denial  of  the  motion  for  summary  judgment>.2.  A  defendant’s  response controverting the facts that a plaintiff has alleged in a complaint; a repudiation <the worker filed a denial  alleging  that  physical  contact  never  occurred>.  Cf.  DEMURRER. …

denelage. See DANELAW. [Blacks Law 8th]

denaturalization.  The  process  by  which  a  government  deprives  a  naturalized  citizen  of  all rights, duties, and protections of citizenship. See 8 USCA § 1451. — denaturalize,vb. [Blacks Law 8th]

de  natura  brevium  (dee  n<<schwa>>-tyoor-<<schwa>>  bree-vee-<<schwa>>m).  [Latin] Concerning the nature of writs. • This was a common title of textbooks on English medieval law. [Blacks Law 8th]

de  nativo  habendo  (dee  n<<schwa>>-tI-voh  h<<schwa>>-ben-doh),  n.[Law  Latin  “about  a serf to be held”] Hist. A writ directing a sheriff to apprehend and return a runaway serf to the serf’s lord. • A trial on the writ would determine the lord’s ownership status. [Blacks Law 8th]

denationalization.  1.Int’l  law.  The  unilateral  act  of  a  country  in  depriving  a  person  of nationality, whether by administrative decision or by operation of law. • Strictly, the term does not cover  a  person’s  renunciation  of  citizenship.  2.  The  act  of  returning  government  ownership  and D control of an industry or function to private ownership and…

denarius  Dei  (di-nair-ee-<<schwa>>s  dee-I),  n.[Law  Latin  “God’s  penny”]  Hist.  Earnest money exchanged by contracting parties, so called because the money was originally given either to the church or to the poor. • The denarius Dei was not part of the consideration. — Also termed argentum Dei. See ARRA. [Blacks Law 8th]

denarius (di-nair-ee-<<schwa>>s), n.[Law Latin “penny”] 1.Roman law. The principal silver coin used by the Romans. 2.Hist. An English penny; a pence. 3. (pl.) Slang. Money in general. Pl. denarii. — Also termed (in senses 1 & 3) denier. [Blacks Law 8th]