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Delivery (of goods sold)"Delivery" means voluntary transfer of possession from one person to another. [See section 2(2), the...338
Demonstrative LegacyWhere a testator bequeaths a certain sum of money, or a certain quantity of any other commodity, and...358
Dependant"Dependant" means any of the following relatives of a deceased workman, namely:— (i) a widow, minor...336
Dependant (of emigrant)"Dependant" means any woman or child who is related to an emigrant and any aged or incapacitated relative...359
Dependants"Dependants" mean such persons as a person against whom a maintenance order is made is liable to maintain...324
Depositor"Depositor" means a person by whom, or on whose behalf, money has been heretofore, or shall be hereafter,...333
DescendantThe expression "descendants" of any ancestor shall extend to all persons who must trace their descent...342
DescentThe word "descent" shall mean the title to inherit land by reason of consanguinity, as well where the...338
Desert (to)to "desert", together with its grammatical variations and cognate expressions, means to desert the other...346
DeserterA person shall be deemed to be a deserter if he without authority has been absent from duty for a period...333