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droit d’accroissement (drwah da-krwas-mawn), n.[French] French law. A right of survivorship by which an  heir’s interest is combined with the interest  of a coheir who either has refused or is unable to accept the interest.[Blacks Law 8th]

droit d’accession (drwah dak-ses-syawn), n.[French “right of accession”] Civil law. The right of  the  owner  of  a  thing  to  whatever  is  produced  by  it  or  is  united  with  it,  either  naturally  or artificially. La. Civ. Code arts. 483, 490, 507. • The equivalent of the Roman specificatio, the right includes, for example, the right of…

droit coutumier.See DROIT COMMON. [Blacks Law 8th]

droit common (droyt kom-<<schwa>>n), n.[Law French] The common law. — Also termed droit coutumier. See COMMON LAW(2). [Blacks Law 8th]

droit-close (droyt klohz), n.[Law French] Hist. A writ against a lord on behalf of a tenant in ancient demesne holding land by charter in fee simple, in fee-tail, for life, or in dower. [Blacks Law 8th]

droit (drwah or droyt). [French “right”] 1. A legal right or claim. 2. The whole body of law. [Blacks Law 8th]

drofland  (drohf-l<<schwa>>nd).Hist.  A  socage  tenure  that  required  the  holder  to  drive  the landlord’s cattle to fairs and markets. [Blacks Law 8th]

DRM. See direct-reduction mortgage under MORTGAGE. [Blacks Law 8th]

DRL.abbr.BUREAU OF DEMOCRACY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND LABOR. [Blacks Law 8th]

driving  while  intoxicated.  1.  The  offense  of  operating  a  motor  vehicle  in  a  physically  or mentally impaired condition after consuming enough alcohol to raise one’s blood alcohol content above the statutory limit (.08% in many states), or after consuming drugs. • Penalties vary widely; for example, the maximum penalty in Missouri and Louisiana is a…