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droit  de  garde  (drwah  d<<schwa>>  gahrd),  n.[French  “right  of  ward”]  Hist. French  law.  A king’s right to wardship of a noble vassal who has not reached majority. DROIT DE GITE droit de  gite  (drwah  d<<schwa>>  zheet),  n.[French “right of  lodging”]  Hist. French  law.  A duty of a commoner holding land in the royal domain to…

droit de détraction (drwah d<<schwa>> day-trak-syawn), n.[French “the right of withdrawal”] Int’l law. A tax on property acquired by succession or by will and then removed to another state or country. [Blacks Law 8th]

preliminary warrant. See WARRANT(1). [Blacks Law 8th]        

droit  de  bris  (drwah  d<<schwa>>  bree),  n.[Law  French  “right  of  a  wreck”]  Hist.  A  right claimed by lords of the coasts of France to fragments of shipwrecks, including persons or property that  had  washed  ashore.  •  The  right  was  exercised  primarily  in  Bretagne  but  was  abrogated  by Henry  III as  duke  of  Normandy,  Aquitaine,  and …

droit d’auteur  (drwah  doh-t<<schwa>>r), n.  [French  “author’s  right”]  The  copyright system used  in  France  and  other  civil-law  nations and  differing from  common-law  copyright by  giving more protection to an author’s moral right. See AUTHOR’S RIGHT. [Blacks Law 8th]

droit  d’aubaine  (drwah  doh-ben),  n.[Law  French  “right  of  alienage”]  Hist.  With  certain exceptions, a sovereign’s right to a deceased alien’s property, regardless of whether the alien had a will.  •  This  right  was  primarily  exercised  in  France,  where  it  was  revived  in  some  form  by Napoleon after its initial abolishment in 1790. It was ultimately…

preliminary statement. The introductory part of a brief or memorandum in support of a motion, in which the advocate summarizes the essence of what follows. • In at least two jurisdictions, New York and New Jersey, the preliminary statement is a standard part of court papers. In many other jurisdictions, advocates do not routinely include…

preliminary protective hearing. See shelter hearing under HEARING. [Blacks Law 8th]

preliminary prospectus. See PROSPECTUS. [Blacks Law 8th]

preliminary proof. See PROOF. [Blacks Law 8th]