Dictionar englez de termeni juridici.
Litera D (inapoi la index)
DISSENT |
| A term commonly used to denote the disagreement of one or more judges of a court of appeals with the decision of the majority. |
DIVERSION |
| Procedures for handling relatively insignificant juvenile problems informally, without referral to Juvenile Court. In criminal cases, the formal continuance of a case for a certain length of time, usually a year, with the goal of dismissal if the defendant meets certain conditions. |
DOCKET |
| A list of cases on a court's calendar, or schedule. |
DOMICILE |
| That place where a person has his true and permanent home. A person may have several residences, but only one domicile. |
DOUBLE JEOPARDY |
| Common law and constitutional prohibition (5th Amendment) against more than one prosecution for the same crime. |
DOWER |
| A wife's interest in her husband's property, inheritable at his death. English probate law set this at 1/3. "Her thirds" was a phrase used for this. In the U.S. it was common for a woman to formally relinquish her dower claim on land sold by the husband. This further guaranteed that the property was clear of all obligations. In some areas the lack of a dower relinquishment at the time of sale was proof that the man was single or widowed. See also jointure. |
DUE PROCESS |
| The guarantee of due process requires that no person be deprived of life, liberty, or property without a fair and adequate process. In criminal proceedings (as well as juvenile) this guarantee includes the fundamental aspects of a fair trial, including the right to adequate notice in advance of the trial, the right to counsel, the right to confront and cross-examine witnesses, the right to refuse self-incriminating testimony, and the right to have all elements of the crime proven beyond a reasonable doubt |
DUTY TO WARN |
| The legal obligation to warn people of a danger. Typically, manufacturers of hazardous products have a duty to warn customers of a product's potential dangers and to advise users of any precautions they should take. |
