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definitive partition.See PARTITION. [Blacks Law 8th]

definitive judgment.See final judgment under JUDGMENT. [Blacks Law 8th]

definition. The meaning of a term as explicitly stated in a drafted document such as a contract, a corporate bylaw, an ordinance, or a statute; a definiens. lexical definition.A dictionary-style definition of a word, purporting to give the full meaning of a term. stipulative  definition.A  definition  that,  for  purposes  of  the  document  in  which  it …

definitio  (def-<<schwa>>-nish-ee-oh),  n.[fr.  Latin  definire  “definition”]  Civil  law.  1.  A definition; an explanation of something. 2. The establishment of a general rule. 3. A boundary. Pl. definitiones. [Blacks Law 8th]

definite sentence.See determinate sentence under SENTENCE.[Blacks Law 8th]

definite failure of issue.See FAILURE OF ISSUE. [Blacks Law 8th]

de  finibus  levatis  (dee  fI-n<<schwa>>-b<<schwa>>s  l<<schwa>>-vay-tis),  n.[Law  Latin “concerning fines levied”] Hist. The statute requiring any levied fines to be read solemnly in open court. 27 Edw. [Blacks Law 8th]

de fine pro redisseisina capiendo (dee fI-nee proh ree-dis-see-zin-<<schwa>>kap-ee-en-doh), n.[Law Latin “of a fine paid for one imprisoned for redisseisin”] Hist. A writ releasing a person who paid a reasonable fine after being imprisoned for a redisseisin. [Blacks Law 8th]

de fine force (dee fI-nee fors). [Law French] Of pure necessity. DE FINE NON CAPIENDO PRO PULCHRE PLACITANDO de   fine   non   capiendo   pro   pulchre   placitando   (dee   fI-nee   non   kap-ee-en-doh   proh p<<schwa>>l-kree  plas-<<schwa>>-tan-doh), n.[Law Latin “of not taking a fine for amending a bad  pleading”]  Hist.  A  writ  prohibiting  the  imposition  of  a  fine  for  bad …

defined term.In legal drafting, a word or phrase given a specific meaning for purposes of the document in which it appears; a definiendum. [Blacks Law 8th]