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Defamation

Law; General law

A false statement either spoken or written, or is published or intended to be read by others, which can cause harm to a person's reputation is called defamation. If a statement is published it is ...

Deed

Law; General law

A deed is a instrument in written form, executed in the manner specified by some person or corporation named in the instrument, wherein it expresses that the person or corporation so named makes, ...

De facto

Law; General law

In simple terms, it means 'in fact'. Even when it is not a legal or formal authority or right, some rights are recognised as de facto rights. For example: A de facto guardian is not a legal ...

Deem

Law; General law

The word 'deemed' is used a great deal in modern legislation. Sometimes, it is used to impose for the purposes of a statute an artificial construction of a word or phrase that would not otherwise ...

A term used to describe the act of an attorney representing a defendant, to show why the plaintiff or the prosecutor does not have a valid case. defence Attorney or defence Counsel is a person who ...

Defeasance

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Rendering something null and void. The termination or annulment of interest in accordance with the stipulated conditions (as in if a deed completely or partially negates something on the happening ...