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de   essendo   quietum   de   theolonio   (dee   e-sen-doh   kwI-ee-t<<schwa>>m   dee   thee-<< schwa>>-loh-nee-oh), n.[Law Latin “of being quit of toll”] Hist. A writ authorizing a person who is  exempt  from  paying  a  toll  to  enforce  the  exemption  without  harassment.  —  Also  spelled  de essendo quietum de tolonio. [Blacks Law 8th]

de escambio monetae (dee es-kam-bee-oh m<<schwa>>-nee-tee), n.[Law Latin “of exchange of money”] Hist. A writ authorizing a merchant to prepare a bill of exchange. [Blacks Law 8th]

de  escaeta  (dee  es-kee-t<<schwa>>),  n.[Law Latin  “of  escheat”]  Hist. A  writ authorizing  a lord to recover land when the lord’s tenant died without an heir. See ESCHEAT. [Blacks Law 8th]

Deep  Rock  doctrine.Bankruptcy.  The  principle  by  which  unfair  or  inequitable  claims presented by controlling shareholders of bankrupt corporations may be subordinated to claims of general or trade creditors. • The doctrine is named for a corporation that made fraudulent transfers to its parent corporation in Taylor v. Standard Gas & Elec. Co., 306 U.S. 307,…

deep pocket. 1. (pl.) Substantial wealth and resources <the plaintiff nonsuited the individuals and targeted the corporation with deep pockets>.2. A person or entity with substantial wealth and resources against which a claim may be made or a judgment may be taken <that national insurance company is a favorite deep pocket among plaintiff’s lawyers>. [Blacks Law…

deep  link.Intellectual  property.  A  webpage  hyperlink  that,  when  clicked,  opens  a  page  on another  website  other  than  that  site’s  home  page.  •  Some  plaintiffs  have  argued,  with  mixed success,  that  bypassing  their  home  pages  in  this  manner  deprives  them  of  advertising  revenue. Deep-linking  does  not  violate  copyright  if  the  portal  provided  does  not  copy  any …

deep issue.See ISSUE(1). [Blacks Law 8th]

deem,vb.1. To treat (something) as if (1) it were really something else, or (2) it had qualities that  it does not  have <although  the  document  was  not in  fact signed  until  April 21,  it explicitly states that it must be deemed to have been signed on April 14>.2. To consider, think, or judge <she deemed…

de ejectione firmae (dee ee-jek-shee-oh-nee f<<schwa>>r-mee). [Latin “ejectment of farm”] Hist. A writ or action of trespass to obtain the return of lands or tenements to a lessee for a term of years  that  had  been  ousted  by  the  lessor  or  by  a  reversioner,  remainderman,  or  stranger.  •  The lessee was then entitled to a…

de ejectione custodiae (dee ee-jek-shee-oh-nee k<<schwa>>s-toh-dee-ee). [Latin “ejectment of a ward”] Hist. A writ available to a guardian after being ejected from the ward’s land during the ward’s  minority.  •  The  writ  lay  to  recover  the  land  or  person  of  the  ward,  or  both.  The  French equivalent was ejectment de garde. [Blacks Law 8th]