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decency. The state of being proper, as in speech or dress; the quality of being seemly. [Blacks Law 8th]

decenary.Hist. A town or district consisting of ten freeholding families. • A freeholder of the decenary  (a  decennarius)  was  bound  by  frankpledge  to  produce  any  wrongdoer  living  in  the decenary. — Also spelled decennary. — Also termed decenna; tithing. Cf. FRANKPLEDGE. “The civil division of the territory of England is into counties, of those counties…

decemviri      litibus      judicandis      (di-sem-v<<schwa>>-rIlI-ti-b<<schwa>>s      joo-d<< schwa>>-kan-dis). [Latin “ten persons to decide lawsuits”] Roman law. A group of five senators and five knights who assisted the elected magistrate in deciding legal disputes concerning liberty. — Also spelled decemviri stlitibus judicandis. [Blacks Law 8th]

decem tales (des-em tay-leez), n.[Law Latin “ten such people”] Hist. A writ directing a sheriff to summon ten people for a jury panel when a sufficient number have not already appeared.[Blacks Law 8th]

deceitful plea.See sham pleading under PLEADING(1). [Blacks Law 8th]

deceit,n.1. The act of intentionally giving a false impression <the juror’s deceit led the lawyer to believe that she  was not biased>.2.  A false statement  of fact  made by a  person  knowingly  or recklessly  (i.e.,  not  caring  whether  it  is true  or  false) with  the  intent that  someone  else  will act upon it. See fraudulent…

decedent’s estate.See ESTATE(3). [Blacks Law 8th]

decedent (di-see-d<<schwa>>nt),  n.  A  dead  person,  esp.  one  who  has  died  recently.  •  This term is little used outside law. It typically appears in legal proceedings or administrative inquiries. — Also termed deceased. nonresident  decedent.A  decedent  who  was  domiciled  outside  the  jurisdiction  in  question (such as probate jurisdiction) at the time of death. [Blacks Law 8th]

deceased,n. See DECEDENT. [Blacks Law 8th]

decease,n. See DEATH. decease,vb. To die; to depart from life.[Blacks Law 8th]