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duodena  (d[y]oo-<<schwa>>-dee-n<<schwa>>).  [Latin]  1.  A  jury  of  12.  2.  A  dozen  of anything. [Blacks Law 8th]

duodecima   manus   (d[y]oo-oh-des-<<schwa>>-m<<schwa>>   man-<<schwa>>s).   [Latin] Twelve men. “The manner of waging and making law is this. He that has waged, or given security, to make his law, brings with him into court eleven of his neighbours: … for by the old Saxon constitution every  man’s  credit in  courts  of  law  depended  upon  the  opinion  which …

duodecemvirale  judicium  (d[y]oo-oh-des-<<schwa>>m-v<<schwa>>-ray-lee joo-dish-ee-<<schwa>>m). [Latin] A trial by 12 persons; a trial by jury. [Blacks Law 8th]

dunnage (d<<schwa>>n-ij). Anything, esp. pieces of wood, that is put underneath or between cargo  on  a  vessel to  prevent the  cargo  from  bruising  or  getting  wet  from  water  leaking  into  the hold. [Cases: Shipping    110. C.J.S. Shipping §§ 326, 328.] [Blacks Law 8th]

dungeon. 1.  The bottom  part of a  fortress or tower,  often  used as a prison. —  Also  termed dungeon-keep. 2. A dark underground prison. [Blacks Law 8th]

Dunaway hearing. A hearing to determine whether evidence has been seized from an accused in  violation  of  his  or  her  Fourth  Amendment rights, as  by  a  search  conducted  without  probable cause. Dunaway v. New York, 442 U.S. 200, 99 S.Ct. 2248 (1979). See FOURTH AMENDMENT. [Blacks Law 8th]

dun (d<<schwa>>n), vb.  To  demand  payment from (a delinquent debtor) <his creditors are dunning him daily>. — dun,n. [Blacks Law 8th]

dum sola (d<<schwa>>m soh-l<<schwa>>). [Latin] While single. • This phrase was used to limit conveyances, esp. to women, as in dum sola fuerit (“while she remains single”), dum sola et casta  vixerit  (“while  she  remains  single  and  chaste”),  and  dum  sola  et  casta  (“while  she  is unmarried and lives chastely”). [Blacks Law 8th]

dum  se  bene  gesserit  (d<<schwa>>m  see  bee-nee  jes-<<schwa>>r-it).  [Latin  “while  he behaves himself properly”] Hist. During good conduct. Cf. QUAMDIU BENE SE GESSERINT . [Blacks Law 8th]

dump-truck lawyer.Slang. A public defender who spends little time or effort and exhibits little skill  mounting a defense  on behalf  of an indigent  defendant. • This derogatory term arises from criminal  defendants’ common  perception (typically a  misperception) that  public  defenders prefer to dump cases by making plea bargains rather than spend time preparing for trial. [Blacks…