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damages, mitigation of.See MITIGATION-OF-DAMAGES DOCTRINE.[Blacks Law 8th]      

damage rule.See LEGAL-INJURY RULE. [Blacks Law 8th]

damage   feasant   (dam-ij   fez-<<schwa>>nt   orfee-z<<schwa>>nt),   n.[fr.   French   faisant dommage]  Hist. Doing  damage. • This  phrase  usu.  refers to  injury  to  a  person’s  land  caused  by another person’s animals’ trespassing on the property and eating the crops or treading the grass. By law, the owner of the damaged property could distrain and impound the animals until compensated by the animals’…

damage-cleer  (dam-ij  kleer),  n.[fr.  Latin  damna  clericorum  “clerk’s  compensation”]  Hist. A set  fee  payable  by  a  plaintiff  to  the  Court  of  the  Common  Pleas,  King’s  Bench,  or  Exchequer before execution on an award of damages. • The fee — later abolished by statute — was originally a gratuity to the court clerks for preparing special pleadings. It was…

damage,n.  Loss  or   injury  to  person  or   property  <actionable   damage  resulting  from negligence>[Blacks Law 8th].

damage,adj.  Of  or  relating  to  monetary  compensation  for  loss  or  injury  to  a  person  or property <a damage claim> <a damage award>. — Also termed damages <a damages claim>. Cf. [Blacks Law 8th]

dalus (day-l<<schwa>>s), n.[Law Latin “a dale”] Hist. 1.A dale; a ditch. 2. A measure of land being a thin strip of pasture between two plowed furrows. — Also termed dailus; dailia. [Blacks Law 8th]

daisy chain.A series of purchases and sales of the same stock by a small group of securities dealers attempting to drive up the stock’s price to attract unsuspecting buyers’ interest. • Once the buyers have invested (i.e., are caught up in the chain), the traders sell for a quick  profit, leaving the buyers with overpriced stock. This practice…

daily newspaper.See NEWSPAPER. [Blacks Law 8th]

daily balance.The final daily accounting for a day on which interest is to be accrued or paid. average daily balance.The average amount of money in an account (such as a bank account or credit-card  account)  during  a  given  period.  •  This  amount  serves  as  the  basis  for  computing interest or a finance charge for the period. [Blacks Law 8th]