This means to take away or to destroy property without going through the law processes involved.
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DEPRIVE
In a constitutional provision that no person shall be “deprived of his property”without due process of law , this word is equivalent to the term “take,” and denotesa taking altogether, […]
DEPTH INTERVIEW
A type of marketing research that gets data from groups to get motivations about decisions.
DEPTH OF MARKET
The units of a security that are traded without appreciation in price.
DEPUTIZE
To appoint a deputy; to appoint or commission one to act as deputy toan officer. In a general sense, the term is descriptive of empowering one person to actfor another […]
DEPUTY
A substitute; a person duly authorized by an officer to exercise some or allof the functions pertaining to the office, in tlie place and stead of the latter. Carter v.Horiiback, […]
DEPUTY CONSUL
See CONSUL.
DEPUTY LIEUTENANT
The deputy of a lord lieutenant of a county in England.
DEPUTY SHERIFF
One appointed to act in the place and stead of thesheriff in the official business of the latter’s office. A general deputy (sometimes called”un- dersheriff”) is one who, by virtue […]
DEPUTY STEWARD
A steward of a manor may depute or authorize another to hold a court; aud tlie actsdone in a court so holden will be as legal as if the court […]
DERAIGN
Seems to mean, literally, to confound aud disorder, or to turn out ofcourse, or displace; as deraignmeut or departure out of religion, in St. 31 lieu. VIII. c.6. In the […]
DERANGED
a word that means to be of unsound mind or to incompetent mentally.
DERECHO
In Spanish law. Law or right. Derecho eomun, common law. The civil lawis so called. A right. Derechos, rights. Also, specifically, an impost laid upon goods orprovisions, or upon persons […]
DEREGULATION
Changing laws that hinder free competition that lets market forces drive the economy.
DERELICT
Forsaken ; abandoned; deserted ; cast away. Personal property abandoned or thrown away by the owner in such manner as to indicatethat he intends to make no further claim thereto. […]
DERELICTION
The gaining of land from the water, in consequence of the seashrinking back below the usual water mark; the opposite of alluvion, (q. v.) Dyer, 3206;2 Bl. Comm. 262; 1 […]
DERIVATIVE
Coming from another; taken from something preceding ; secondary;that which has not its origin in itself, but owes its existence to something foregoing.
DERIVATIVE ACTION
A lawsuit for a corporation by the shareholders against a director or officer. They want damages for lack of dugy or mismanagement. AKA derivative suit.
DERIVATIVE CONTRACT
A contact based on a independent contact. The party is not associated with the original contract. Refer to dervative security.
DERIVATIVE CONVEYANCES
Conveyances which presuppose some other conveyanceprecedent, and only serve to enlarge, confirm, alter, restrain, restore, or transfer theinterest granted by such original conveyance. They are releases, confirmations,surrenders, assignments, and defeasances. […]
DERIVATIVE EVIDENCE
the term that is given to evidence that has followed on from illegally collected evidence.
DERIVATIVE LAWSUIT
A legal action where one or more shareholders sue the CORPORATION to bring suit against the corporation
DERIVATIVE POSSESSION
Possession of property from a contract but not owning it.
DERIVATIVE PRODUCT
A new product that occurs when an old one is changed.
DERIVATIVE PRODUCT COMPANY (DPC)
A highly rated, BANKRUPTCYremote SPECIAL PURPOSE ENTITY used by certain financial institutions to undertake DERIVATIVE transactions with COUNTERPARTIES demanding strong CREDIT RATINGS. Through design mechanics based on minimum CAPITAL, COLLATERAL, […]