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Duration Directive.See DIRECTIVE HARMONIZING THE TERM OF COPYRIGHT AND CERTAIN RELATED RIGHTS . [Blacks Law 8th]

durational-residency  requirement.The  requirement  that  one  be  a  state  resident  for  a  certain time, such as one year, as a precondition to the exercise of a specified right or privilege. • When applied  to  voting,  this  requirement  has  been  held  to  be  an  unconstitutional  denial  of  equal protection because it burdens voting rights and impairs the…

duration. 1. The length of time that something lasts <the duration of the lawsuit>. duration of interest.The length of time that a property interest lasts. duration of trust.The length of time that a trust exists. [Cases: Trusts    60. C.J.S. Trover and Conversion § 117.] 2. A length of time; a continuance in time <an hour’s…

durante  furore  (d[y]<<schwa>>-ran-tee  fyuu-ror-ee).  [Law  Latin]  Hist.  While  the  insanity endures. • The  phrase appeared in reference to the rule prohibiting the state from  prosecuting an insane person. The state could, however, prosecute the person once the insanity ended. [Blacks Law 8th]

durante  bene  placito  (d[y]<<schwa>>-ran-tee  bee-nee  plas-<<schwa>>-toh).  [Law  Latin] During  good  pleasure.  •  This  phrase  was  used  in  the  royal  writ  granting  tenure  durante  bene placito to the king’s judges. [Blacks Law 8th]

durante  absentia  (d[y]<<schwa>>-ran-tee  ab-sen-shee-<<schwa>>).  [Law  Latin]  During absence. • This term referred to the administration of an estate while the executor was out of the county  or  otherwise  absent.  During  the  executor’s  absence,  the  administration  sometimes continued because a delay until the executor’s return would impair the estate settlement. [Blacks Law 8th]

durante  (d[y]<<schwa>>-ran-tee).  [Law  Latin]  While;  during,  as  in  durante  minore  aetate (“during   minority”),   durante   viduitate   (“during   widowhood”),   durante   virginitate   (“during virginity”), and durante vita (“during life”). • The term was often used in conveyancing. [Blacks Law 8th]

durables. See durable goods under GOODS. [Blacks Law 8th]

durable power of attorney.See POWER OF ATTORNEY. [Blacks Law 8th]

durable lease.See LEASE. [Blacks Law 8th]