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demilitarization.Int’l  law.  The  process  by  which  a  country  obligates  itself  not  to  station military  forces  —  or  to  maintain  military  installations  —  in  specified  areas  or  zones  within  its territory. [Blacks Law 8th]

demidietas (dem-ee-dI-<<schwa>>-tas), n.[Law Latin] A half; a moiety. [Blacks Law 8th]

demesne land of the Crown.See Crown land under LAND. [Blacks Law 8th]

demi (dem-ee), n.[French] Half; the  half. • The term  is most often a combining form, as in demi-sangue. [Blacks Law 8th]

demesnial  (di-may-nee-<<schwa>>l  or  di-meen-ee-<<schwa>>l),  adj.  Of  or  relating  to  a demesne. [Blacks Law 8th]

demesne land.See LAND. [Blacks Law 8th]

demesne (di-maynor  di-meen), n.[French] 1.  At common law, land  held in  one’s  own right, and not through a superior; esp., land attached to a manor and reserved for the court’s own use. 2. Domain; realm. — Also spelled demain. ancient  demesne.Hist.  A  manor  that  was  held  by  the  Crown  at  the  time  of  William  the…

de  mercatoribus  (dee  m<<schwa>>r-k<<schwa>>-tor-<<schwa>>-b<<schwa>>s),  n.[Latin “of merchants”] Hist. The title  of two statutes enacted in the 11th and 13th  years of the reign  of Edward I, providing that the land of a business debtor could be held by a creditor as security until the debt was paid. “But by the statute de mercatoribus… the whole…

dementenant  en  avant  (d<<schwa>>-men-t<<schwa>>-nahnt  on  <<schwa>>-vahnt).  [Law French] From this time forward. [Blacks Law 8th]

demented,adj. Not of sound mind; insane. [Blacks Law 8th]