762. Diligence
the degree of attention or care required of a person in a given situation
764. Dicta Or Dictum
766. 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
767. 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
768. Detention
the act of physically constraining of an individual
769. Descendant
person who are born of, or from children of, another are called that person's descendants
770. 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