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deadhand control.The convergence of various legal doctrines that allow a decedent’s control of wealth to influence the conduct of a living beneficiary; esp., the use of executory interests that vest  at  some  indefinite  and  remote  time  in  the  future  to  restrict  alienability  and  to  ensure  that property remains in the hands of a particular family…

dead freight.See FREIGHT. [Blacks Law 8th]

dead corporation.See dissolved corporation under CORPORATION. [Blacks Law 8th]

deadborn. See STILLBORN. [Blacks Law 8th]

Deadbeat Parents Punishment Act.A 1998 federal statute that makes it a felony, punishable by up to two years in prison, for failure to pay child support if the obligor has crossed state lines in an attempt to  avoid  paying  the  support.  •  The  Act  provides  felony  penalties  if  (1)  a  person  travels across  state  lines …

deadbeat mom.Slang.1. A mother who has not paid or who is behind in making child-support payments.  •  This  term  is  used  far  less  frequently  than  either  deadbeat  dad  or  deadbeat  parent, probably  because  nearly  ten  times  as  many  men  as  women  fail  to  support  (or  are  ordered  to support)  their  children  financially  after  divorce.  2. …

deadbeat  dad.Slang.  A  father  who  has  not  paid  or  who  is  behind  in  making  child-support payments. [Blacks Law 8th]

deadbeat.Slang.  A  person  who  does  not  pay  debts  or  financial  obligations  (such  as child-support  payments,  fines,  and  legal  judgments),  usu.  with  the  suggestion  that  the  person  is also adept or experienced at evading creditors. [Blacks Law 8th]

dead asset.See ASSET. [Blacks Law 8th]

dead-and-buried company.See COMPANY. [Blacks Law 8th]