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DUIL.abbr.Driving   under   the   influence   of   liquor.   See   DRIVING   UNDER   THE INFLUENCE . [Blacks Law 8th]

DUI.abbr.DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE. [Blacks Law 8th]

Duhig  rule.Oil  &  gas.  A  rule  of  title  interpretation  developed  to  deal  with  the  common problem  of  overconveyance  of  fractional  interests by  giving  priority  to  the  granted  interest  over the reserved interest. Duhig v. Peavy-Moore Lumber Co., Inc., 144 S.W.2d 878 (Tex. 1940). • The rule is not accepted in all states and is generally…

due  proof.Sufficient  and  properly  submitted  evidence  to  produce  a  result  or  support  a conclusion, such as an entitlement to benefits supported by an insurance policy. [Blacks Law 8th]

due-process rights.The rights (as to life, liberty, and property) so fundamentally important as to  require  compliance  with  due-process  standards  of  fairness  and  justice.  See  DUE  PROCESS; DUE PROCESS CLAUSE; FUNDAMENTAL-FAIRNESS DOCTRINE E. [Blacks Law 8th]

due process of law.See DUE PROCESS. [Blacks Law 8th]

Due Process Clause.The constitutional provision that prohibits the government from unfairly or arbitrarily depriving a person of life, liberty, or property. • There are two Due Process Clauses in the U.S. Constitution, one in the 5th Amendment applying to the federal government, and one in the  14th  Amendment applying  to  the  states (although  the  5th …

due  process.The  conduct  of  legal  proceedings according  to  established  rules and  principles for the protection and enforcement of private rights, including notice and the right to a fair hearing before a tribunal with the power to decide the case. — Also termed due process of law; due course of law. See FUNDAMENTAL-FAIRNESS DOCTRINE. [Cases: Constitutional…

due  posting.  1.  The  stamping  and  placing  of  letters  or  packages  in  the  U.S.  mail.  [Cases: Postal  Service    15.  C.J.S.  Postal  Service  and  Offenses  Against  Postal  Laws  §§  18–19.]  2.  The proper entry of an item into a ledger. 3. Proper publication; proper placement of an item (such as an announcement) in a particular place,…

due-on-sale  clause.A  mortgage  provision  that  gives  the  lender  the  option  to  accelerate  the debt if the borrower transfers or conveys any part of the mortgaged real estate without the lender’s consent. [Cases: Mortgages    403. C.J.S. Mortgages §§ 102, 506, 509–510, 512, 519, 521.] [Blacks Law 8th]