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delivered  duty  paid.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, (3) pay the buyer’s import duties, and (4)  make  the  goods  available …

  deliverance. 1. A jury’s verdict. 2. A judicial opinion or judgment. 3. A court’s order directing that a person in custody be released; esp., such an order by an ecclesiastical court. — Also termed writ of deliverance. 4.Archaic. In a replevin action, a writ ordering the redelivery to the owner of second deliverance.Hist. A…

delisting,n.  The  suspension  of  the  privilege  of  having  a  security  listed  on  an  exchange.  • Delisting  results  from  failing  to  meet  the  exchange’s  listing  requirements,  as  by  not  complying with  the  minimum  net-asset  requirement.  Cf.  DEREGISTRATION.  [Cases:  Exchanges    13.10. C.J.S. Exchanges §§ 17–18.] — delist,vb. DÉLIT délit. See DELICT. [Blacks Law 8th]

delirium tremens.An illness characterized by hallucinations and violent trembling, induced by excessive consumption of alcohol over a long period. — Abbr. d.t.’s. — Also termed mania a potu; settled insanity. [Blacks Law 8th]

delirium.  1.  A  disordered  mental  state,  often  occurring  during  illness.  2.  Exaggerated excitement. 3. A delusion; a hallucination. [Blacks Law 8th]

de liquido in liquidum (dee lik-wi-doh in lik-wi-d<<schwa>>m). [Law Latin] Scots law. Of a liquid claim against a liquid claim. • The phrase appeared in reference to the extinguishment of a claim by setoff. [Blacks Law 8th]

delinquent tax.See TAX. [Blacks Law 8th]

delinquent minor.See JUVENILE DELINQUENT. [Blacks Law 8th]

delinquent child.See CHILD. [Blacks Law 8th]

delinquent,adj.1.  (Of  a  person)  failing  to  perform  an  obligation.  2.  (Of  a  person)  guilty  of serious antisocial or criminal conduct. 3. (Of an obligation) past due or unperformed. delinquent,n.1.  A  person  who  fails  to  perform  an  obligation.  2.  A  person  guilty  of  serious antisocial or criminal conduct. 3.JUVENILE DELINQUENT. [Blacks Law 8th]