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Terms Starting with "D"

damages

data

deal

death

death-benefit

Corporate Law, Employment Law

debt

debtor

deceased

decedent

declarant

declaration

decree

deductible

deed

deem

default

Contract Law, Corporate Law

defend

Criminal Law, Civil Law

defendant

Criminal Law, Civil Law

defense

Criminal Law, Civil Law

deletion

deliberate

delinquent

demand

demise

denial

Criminal Law, Civil Law

deny

dependent

depose

descendant

descent

designate

designee

Contract Law, Constitutional Law

determination

device

devise

direct

disability

disabled

disapprove

discharge

Contract Law, Property Law, Employment Law

disclaim

disclaimer

disclosure

discontinuance

Criminal Law, Civil Law

discrepancy

discrimination

disposition

dispute

disqualify

dissolution

Contract Law, Family Law, Corporate Law

dissolve

distress

distribution

distributions

district-court

Administrative Law

dividend

divorce

divorced

divulge

doctrine

Administrative Law

donee

donor

dower

Property Law, Constitutional Law

draft

due-care

due-date

duly

durable

duress

dwelling