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de  alto  et  basso  (dee  al-toh  et  bas-oh),  n.[Law  Latin  “of  high  and  low”]  Hist.  The  total submission of all differences — great or small — to arbitration. [Blacks Law 8th]

de  alode  parentum  (dee  al-<<schwa>>-dee  p<<schwa>>-ren-t<<schwa>>m).  [Law  Latin] Hist. From freehold of one’s parents. “De  alode  parentum.  —  Lands  descending  by  inheritance  from  parents  were  said  to  be  so acquired,  in  contradistinction  to  lands  held  in  feu  …  and  to  those  acquired  by  a  singular  title. Subsequently  the  phrase  acquired  a  more  comprehensive  signification,  as …

de  allocatione  facienda  (dee  al-<<schwa>>-kay-shee-oh-nee  fay-shee-en-d<<  schwa>>), n.[Law  Latin  “for  making  allowance”]  Hist.  A  writ  directed  to  the  treasurer  and  barons  of  the Exchequer allowing certain officers (such as accountants and customs collectors) to have in their accounts the funds necessary to make certain payments. [Blacks Law 8th]

dealer’s talk.See PUFFING(1). [Blacks Law 8th]

dealer,n.1. A person who purchases goods or property for sale to others; a retailer. 2. A person or firm that buys and sells securities for its own account as a principal, and then sells to a customer. See DEAL, n. & vb. registered  dealer.A  dealer  registered  or  required  to  be  registered  under  the  Securities Exchange…

deal,n.1. An act of buying and selling; the purchase and exchange of something for profit <abusiness  deal>.2.  An  arrangement  for  mutual  advantage  <the  witness  accepted  the  prosecutor’sdeal to testify in exchange for immunity>.3. An indefinite quantity <a great deal of money>.deal,vb.1. To distribute (something) <to deal drugs>.2. To transact business with (a person orentity)  <to …

deafforest. See DISAFFOREST. [Blacks Law 8th]

de aetate probanda (dee ee-tay-tee proh-ban-d<<schwa>>), n.[Law Latin “of (about) proving age”] Hist. A writ ordering the sheriff to summon a jury to determine whether an heir of a tenant holding an estate directly of the Crown was old enough to receive the estate. [Blacks Law 8th]

de aestimato (dee es-ti-may-toh). [Latin “for the estimation of something in money”] Romanlaw. An action available to an owner of goods against a person who received the goods but failed,after a certain period, to either pay the  owner an agreed  price after finding a purchaser or return the goods to the owner. • The transaction, or…

de aequitate (dee ee-kw<<schwa>>-tay-tee). [Latin] In equity.[Blacks Law 8th].