D - Latin Terms and Phrases - Chancery Law Chronicles

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De bonis non / de bonis non administrati	A word used exclusively in estate matters and refers to situations where an estate is abandoned by an...	357
De facto	As a matter of fact; something which, while not necessarily lawful or legally sanctified, exists in fact....	340
De jure	Latin term for "of the law." The term has come to describe a total adherence of the law. For example,...	321
De minimis non curat lex or de minimis	Insignificant or too small to bother with.	328
De novo	Latin term for new. This term is used to refer to a trial which starts over, which wipes the slate clean...	319
Decree nisi	A provisional decision of a court which does not have force or effect until a certain condition is met...	376
Dehors	French for outside. In the context of legal proceedings, it refers to that which is irrelevant or outside...	336
Delegatus non potest delegare	One of the pivotal principles of administrative law: that a delegate cannot delegate. In other words,...	396
Dicta or dictum	An observation by a judge on a matter not specifically before the court or not necessary in determining...	344
Doli incapax	Incapable of crime.	306