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Debtor"Debtor" includes a judgment debtor. [See section 2(a), the Insolvency Act, 1920 (Act No. V of 1920)]....377
Debtor's Estate"Debtor's estate" means the estate in the name of the debtor and also the estate in the name of his wife,...372
DeclarationA declaration which is inadmissible merely upon the ground of some informality, is a declaration within...368
Decree"Decree" means the formal expression of an adjudication which, so far as regards the Court expressing...354
Decree-holder"decree-holder" means any person in whose favour a decree has been passed or an order capable of execution...594
DefamationWhoever by words either spoken or intended to be read, or by signs, or by visible representations, makes...381
Defendant"Defendant" includes any person from or through whom a defendant derives his liability to be sued. [See...404
DegreeEvery generation constitutes a degree, either ascending or descending. [See section 25(2), the Succession...353
DelegationThe appointment of an attorney or proxy to do an act merely ministerial and involving no independent...363
Deliverable State (of goods sold)oods are said to be in a "deliverable state" when they are in such state that the buyer would under the...1242