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day. 1. Any 24-hour period; the time it takes the earth to revolve once on its axis <we have a day  to  prepare  a  mandamus  petition>.  [Cases:  Time    8.C.J.S.  Time  §§  8–10.]  2.  The  period between  the  rising  and  the  setting  of  the  sun  <day  or  night>.  —  Also  termed  natural  day.  3. Sunlight <we…

Davis–Bacon  Act.A  federal  law  originally  enacted  in  1931  to  regulate  the  minimum-wage rates payable to employees of federal public-works projects. 40 USCA § 276a. [Blacks Law 8th]

daughter-in-law. The wife of one’s son. [Blacks Law 8th]

daughter. A parent’s female child; a female child in a parent–child relationship[Blacks Law 8th].

Daubert test. A method that federal district courts use to determine whether expert testimony is admissible under Federal Rule of Evidence 702, which generally requires that expert testimony consist  of  scientific,  technical,  or  other  specialized  knowledge  that  will  assist  the  fact-finder  in understanding  the  evidence  or  determining  a  fact  in  issue.  •  In  its  role …

Daubert hearing (dah-b<<schwa>>rt or doh-behr). A hearing conducted by federal district courts, usu. before trial, to determine whether proposed expert testimony meets the federal requirements for relevance and reliability, as clarified by the Supreme Court in Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharms., Inc., 509 U.S. 579, 113 S.Ct. 2786 (1993). [Cases: Evidence 508, 546, 555. C.J.S.…

datus  bonis  (day-t<<schwa>>s  boh-nis).  [Latin]  Scots  law.  (Of  a  person)  appointed  to manage an estate. [Blacks Law 8th]

datum  (day-t<<schwa>>m),  n.[fr.  Latin  dare  “to  give”]  1.  A  piece  of  information.  Pl.  data. 2.Hist. Something given or executed. 3. A date. [Blacks Law 8th]

dative tutorship.See TUTORSHIP.[Blacks Law 8th]

dative curatorship.See dative tutorship under TUTORSHIP. [Blacks Law 8th]