How much a structure weighs. Refer to live load.
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DEAD RENT
In English law . A rent payable on a mining lease in addition to a royalty, so called bemuse it is payable although the mine may not be worked.
DEAD SPACE
The space between the floor and the ceiling or between walls that face eachother.
DEAD TIME
The time that is wasted on non work at work but is paid for by wages.
DEAD USE
A future use.
DEAD-PLEDGE
A mortgage; mortuum vadium .
DEAD’S PART
In Scotch law. The part remaining over beyond the shares secured to the widow and children by law. Of this the testator had the unqualified disposal. Bell.
DEADHEAD
This term is applied to persons other than the officers, agents, or employes of a railroad company who are permitted by the company to travel on the road without paying […]
DEADLINE EQUIPMENT
Equipment thats inoperative because of damace, or need or repair. It may be damaged if it is used or may be unsafe to be use.
DEADLOCKED JURY
the term that is given to a jury that is unabke to come to a decision.
DEADLY FEUD
In old European law. A profession of irreconcilable hatred till a person is revenged even by the death of his enemy.
DEADLY FORCE
Any violence that is done to cause harm or death.
DEADLY WEAPON
Such weapons or Instruments as are made and designed for offensive or defensive purposes, or for the destruction of life or the infliction of injury. Com. v. Branhnm, S Bush […]
DEADWEIGHT CARGO
Cargo that is dense and takes up 70 cubic feet or less.
DEADWEIGHT DEBT
DEBT of a company that is used to fund operat- ing losses or service other debt rather than support productive invest- ment or ACQUISITIONS, or create incremental ENTERPRISE VALUE . […]
DEADWEIGHT LOSS
When inefficiency is in the market because of demand and surlus issues. It has a negative impact on society. A triangle is the diagram used to show this demand curve […]
DEADWEIGHT LOSS OF TAXATION
The way tax changes supply and demand for the customer. It lowers price to make but increases price to buy the product. It leads to market shrinkage. AKA excess burden.
DEAF AND DUMB
A man that Is born deaf, dumb, and blind Is looked upon by the law as in the same state with an idiot, he being supposed incapable of any understanding […]
DEAFFOREST
In old English law . To discharge from being forest. To free from forest laws.
DEAL
To traffic; to transact business; to trade. Makers of an accommodation note are deemed dealers with whoever discounts it. Vernon v. Manhattan Co., 17 Wend. (N. Y.) 524.
DEAL FLOW
The steady flow of business acquisitions when quantity lets you pick the best one based on your criteria.
DEALER
A dealer, in the popular, and therefore in the statutory, sense of the word, is not one who buys to keep, or makes to sell, but one who buys to […]
DEALER BANK
A bank that underwrites and trades in bonds and debt securites. These are issued by the government, municipalities, or corporate entities.
DEALER COST
The fee a dealer puts on the price for the buyer. It covers tax, fees, and is absorbed by the dealer to sell the product to an individual . It […]
DEALER FINANCING
Indirect laons that a customer gets from a retailer. It is form a third party financial institution .