41. Dicta Or Dictum
<div style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px">Latin, an observation by a judge on a matter not specifically before the court or not necessary in determining the issue before the court.div>
42. Devise
<div style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px">transfer or conveyance of real property by willdiv>
43. Detinue
common law action similar to conversion and also involving the possession of property by the plaintiff may also ask for damages for the duration of the possession
44. Deterrence
a principle or objective of sentencing a person guilty of a crime which ensures that the punishment is sufficient to deter the guilty person, and others, from committing the same crime
45. Detention
the act of physically constraining of an individual
46. Descendant
person who are born of, or from children of, another are called that person's descendants
47. Derelict
property that has been abandoned; especially in maritime law: a ship that is floundering or in peril and which the crew has been abandoned without hope for recovery or with no intention of saving the ship or of returning thereto
48. Deposition
<div style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px">official statement by a witness taken in writing (as opposed to testimony which where a witnesses give their perception of the facts verbally)div>
49. Deportation
the removal of a foreign national under immigration laws for reasons such as illegal entry or conduct dangerous to the public welfare
50. Denial
the act of opposing or otherwise refusing a claim or request