In old English law . Liberty for ships or vessels to run aground, or come ashore. Cowell.
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DENARIATE
In old English law . As much laud as is worth one penny per annum.
DENARII
An ancient general term for any sort of pecunia numerata, or ready money.The French use the word “denier” in the same sense,
DENARII DE CARITATE
In English law . Customary oblations made to a cathedral church at Pentecost.
DENARII S PETRI
(Commonly called “Peter’s Pence.”) An annual paymenton St. Peter’s feast of a penny from every family to the pope, during the time that tlieRoman Catholic religion was established in England.
DENARIUS
The chief silver coin among the Romans, worth 8d.; it was the seventhpart of a Roman ounce. Also an English penny. The denarius was first coined five yearsbefore the first […]
DENARIUS DEI
(Lat ” God’s penny .”) Earnest money; money given as a token of thecompletion of a bargain. It differs from arrliw in this: that arrhx is a part of theconsideration, […]
DENARIUS TERTIUS COMITATES
In old English law . A third part or penny of the county paid to its earl, the other two parts being reserved to the crown.
DENATIONALIZATION
Reconverting nationalized firms to private ownership.
DENATURALIZE
the term that is used in order to deprive a person of their citizenship .
DENATURED ALCOHOL
An ethly alcohol that is not drinkable due to chemicals and smells bad. It is done to avoid a tax. AKA methylated spirit. Refer to completely denatured alcohol and specially […]
DENATURING
Changing a substance by taking a part of it out to make it unusable for its purpose.
DENIAL
A traverse in the pleading of one party of an allegation of fact set up by theother; a’ defense. See Flack v. O’Brien, 19 Misc. Rep. 399, 43 N. T. […]
DENIAL OF JUSTICE
A deficiency in the administration of justice.
DENIAL OF SERVICE (DOS)
An attempt to thwart users acces to a website or system. The data is corrupted and distrupted to prevent attack.
DENIAL OF SERVICE (DOS) ATTACK
A hacker attack to prevent function. DOS attacks are common to slow down things and can cause a crash. It is a criminal act . Refer to active attack and […]
DENIAL-OF-ACCESS COVER
Insurance for loss due to restricted access to a business. It can be due to fire or damage to roads and demolition. Refer to site access denial .
DENIED-BOARDING COMPENSATION
Payment given to passengers of an airline who are bumped. Refer to bumping.
DENIER
L. Fr. In old English law . Denial; refusal. Denier is when the rent (being demanded upon the land) is not paid Finch, Law, b. 3, c. 5.
DENIER A DIEU
In French law . Earnest money; a sum of money given in token ofthe completion of a bargain. The phrase is a translation of the Latin Denarius Dei , (q. […]
DENIZATION
The act of making one a denizen; the conferring of the privileges ofcitizenship upon an alien born. Cro. Jac. 540. See DENIZEN.
DENIZE
To make a man a denizen or citizen.
DENIZEN
In English law . A person who, being an alien born, has obtained, exdonatione regis, letters patent to make him an English subject,
DENK
Dual Employed No Kids. Married couples that are employed but have no kids. AKA Dink. Refer to DEWK.
DENMAN’S (LORD) ACT
An English statute, for the amendment of the law of evidence ,(0 & 7 Vict. c. 85,) which provides that no person offered as a witness shallthereafter be excluded by […]