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deed of feoffment.See FEOFFMENT(3). [Blacks Law 8th]

deed of crime.See ACTUS REUS. [Blacks Law 8th]

deed of agency.A revocable, voluntary trust for payment of a debt. [Blacks Law 8th]

deed box.Archaic. A box in which  deeds of land title are traditionally  kept. • Such a box is considered an heirloom in the strict sense. See HEIRLOOM(1). [Blacks Law 8th]

deed,n.1. Something that is done or carried out; an act or action. 2. A written instrument by which  land  is  conveyed.  3.  At  common  law,  any  written  instrument  that  is  signed,  sealed,  and delivered and that conveys some interest in property. — Also termed (in senses 2 & 3) evidence of title.  See  contract  under …

de  ea  re  ita  censuere  (dee  ee-<<schwa>>  ree  I-t<<schwa>>  sen-s[y]oo-<<schwa>>-ree). [Latin] Concerning that matter they have so decreed. • This phrase was used to record decrees of the Roman senate. — Abbr. d.e.r.i.c. [Blacks Law 8th]

deductis  debitis  (di-d<<schwa>>k-tis  deb-i-tis).  [Latin]  Hist.  The  debts  being  deducted.  • Before an estate could be ascertained, the debts had to be deducted. [Blacks Law 8th]

deduction in respect of a decedent.See DEDUCTION. [Blacks Law 8th]

deduction for new.See NEW-FOR-OLD(1). [Blacks Law 8th]

deduction,n.1. The act or process of subtracting or taking away. 2.Tax. An amount subtracted from gross income when calculating adjusted gross income, or from adjusted gross income when calculating taxable income. — Also termed tax deduction. Cf. EXEMPTION(3); TAX CREDIT. [Cases:  Internal  Revenue    3270–3516; Taxation    1031.1–1046.  C.J.S.  Internal  Revenue  §§  33, 55,  58,  63,  140, …