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Common terminology used in legal business.
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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 insurance.
discharge
Law; General law
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 discharge, a ...
discrimination
Law; General law
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 disability.
dishonor
Law; General law
To refuse or neglect to accept or pay when duly presented for payment of a bill of exchange or promissory note or draft.
distress
Law; General law
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 a duty.
divorce
Law; General law
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 divorce lawyers and ...
doctrine
Law; General law
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.
