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Of or pertaining to the system of rules which a particular country or community recognizes as regulating the actions of its members and which it may enforce by the imposition of penalties.

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disability insurance

Law; General law

A disability is a physical impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities. An insurance policy that pays benefits in such a case is called disability ...

discharge

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A discharge is to perform one's legal duty and complete the obligation. In a criminal context, if an offender is discharged, the wrongdoer has no criminal record. In an absolute ...

discrimination

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Discrimination indicates an unjust, unfair or unreasonable bias in favor of one and against another on the basis of a protected characteristic, such as race, gender, caste or ...

dishonor

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To refuse or neglect to accept or pay when duly presented for payment of a bill of exchange or promissory note or draft.

distress

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It is a seizure of a personal possession, without legal process, of a wrongdoer, into the hands of an aggrieved party, in order to obtain payment for money owed or performance of ...

divorce

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Divorce, is a termination of a marriage otherwise than by death or annulment. It is derived from the Latin word 'divortium', which means to separate from. Read more on pro bono ...

doctrine

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A legal doctrine is a rule or principle of law, framework, set of rules, when established by a precedent through which judgments can be determined in a given legal case.