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debellatio  (deb-<<schwa>>-lay-shee-oh).  [Latin]  Int’l  law.  A  means  of  ending  a  war  and acquiring  territory  when  one  of  the  belligerent  countries  has  been  so  soundly  defeated  that  its adversary is able to decide alone the fate of the defeated country’s territory; conquest followed by annexation. — Also termed subjugation. “[There are] three possible alternative meanings of…

debauchery (di-bawch-<<schwa>>-ree), n. Excessive indulgence in sensual pleasures; sexual immorality or excesses. — debauch,vb. [Blacks Law 8th]

debauch  (di-bawch),  vb.1.Archaic.  To  draw  (a  person)  away  from  duty;  to  lead  (a  person) astray. 2. To corrupt (a person) with lewdness; to seduce (someone).3. To mar or spoil (a person or thing). [Blacks Law 8th]

debate calendar.See CALENDAR(4). [Blacks Law 8th]

debate agenda.See debate calendar under CALENDAR(4). [Blacks Law 8th]

debate,  n.  Parliamentary  law.  Formal  consideration  of  a  motion’s  merits  in  the  form  of speeches  for,  against,  or  otherwise  addressing  the  motion.  See  CONSIDERATION(2).  — debatable,adj. — debatability,n. controlled  debate.Debate in  which  a  designated  manager,  usu.  a  partisan  leader,  leads  each side and allots time for speeches. — Also termed controlled time. extended  debate.Debate that…

debasement. 1. The act of reducing the value, quality, or purity of something; esp., the act of lowering  the  value  of  coins  by  either  reducing  the  weight  of  gold  and  silver  in  the  coins  or increasing the coins’ alloy amounts. 2. Degradation. 3. The state of being degraded. [Blacks Law 8th]

debarment,n.  The act of  precluding someone  from  having  or doing something; exclusion  or hindrance. — debar,vb. [Blacks Law 8th]

de banco (dee or d<<schwa>> bang-koh). [Law Latin] Of the bench. • In England, the term applied to justices of the Court of Common Pleas. [Blacks Law 8th]

de  averiis  replegiandis  (dee  <<schwa>>-veer-ee-is  ri-plee-jee-an-dis),  n.[Law  Latin  “of replevying beasts”] Hist. A writ ordering a sheriff to replevy someone’s beasts or chattels that had been  unlawfully  taken  and  detained.  •  This  is  the  old  writ  of  replevin.  —  Also  termed  de replegiore de averiis. [Blacks Law 8th]