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de  lunatico  inquirendo  (dee  loo-nat-<<schwa>>-koh  in-kw<<schwa>>-ren-doh),  n.[Law Latin “for inquiring about a lunatic”] Hist. A writ or commission to determine whether a person is a lunatic. — Also termed commission of lunacy. DEM dem.abbr.DEMISE. [Blacks Law 8th]

  de  lucranda  dote  (dee  loo-kran-d<<schwa>>  doh-tee).  [Latin  “of  being  enriched  by  the dowry”] Hist. A spousal agreement giving a husband the right to retain his wife’s dowry upon her death. [Blacks Law 8th]

delivery order.A written order to deliver goods, directed to a warehouseman, carrier, or other person who ordinarily issues warehouse receipts or bills of lading. UCC § 7-102(a)(5). [Blacks Law 8th]

delivery of deed.The placing of a deed in the grantee’s hands or within the grantee’s control. • By this act, the grantor shows an intention that the deed operates immediately as a conveyance. A deed  may  also  be  held  to  be  delivered  when  the  grantor  manifests the  intention  to  complete  the conveyance, regardless of actual…

delivery  in  escrow.The  physical  transfer  of  something  to  an  escrow  agent  to  be  held  until some condition is met, at which time the agent will release it. • An example of such a delivery is a stock buyer’s transfer of cash to a bank that will give the seller the cash upon receiving the stock…

delivery bond.See forthcoming bond under BOND(2). [Blacks Law 8th]

delivery,n.1. The formal act of transferring something, such as a deed; the giving or yielding possession  or  control  of  something  to  another.  2.  The  thing  so  transferred  or  conveyed.  Cf. LIVERY. — deliver,vb. absolute delivery.A delivery that is complete upon the actual transfer of the instrument from the grantor’s possession. • Such a delivery does…

delivered ex ship.A mercantile-contract term allocating the rights and duties of the buyer and the  seller  of  goods  with  respect  to  delivery,  payment,  and  risk  of  loss,  whereby  the  seller  must clear the goods for export and bear the costs of transportation (apart from unloading charges and import duties) to the importing nation’s port of…

delivered ex quay.A mercantile-contract term allocating the rights and duties of the buyer and the seller of goods with respect to delivery, payment, and risk of loss, whereby the seller must (1) clear the goods for export, (2) bear the costs of transportation to the port named by the importing buyer, and (3) place the…

  delivered duty unpaid.A mercantile-contract term allocating the rights and duties of the buyer and the seller of goods with respect to delivery, payment, and risk of loss, whereby the seller must (1)  clear  the  goods  for  export,  (2)  bear  the  costs  of  carriage  (apart from  unloading  charges and import duties), and (3) make the…