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demurrer |
Noun
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(law) any pleading that attacks the legal sufficiency of the opponent's pleadings |
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demurrer |
Noun
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(law) a formal objection to an opponent's pleadings |
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default judgment |
Noun
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a judgment entered in favor of the plaintiff when the defendant fails to appear in court |
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default judgement |
Noun
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a judgment entered in favor of the plaintiff when the defendant defaults (fails to appear in court) |
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divorce |
Noun
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the legal dissolution of a marriage |
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divorce |
Verb
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part |
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divorce |
Verb
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get a divorce |
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divorcement |
Noun
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the legal dissolution of a marriage |
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desegregation |
Noun
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the action of incorporating a racial or religious group into a community |
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disservice |
Noun
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a harmful act |
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daycare |
Noun
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childcare during the day while parents work |
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day care |
Noun
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childcare during the day while parents work |
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disparagement |
Noun
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the act of speaking contemptuously of |
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disparagement |
Noun
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a communication that belittles somebody or something |
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dispraise |
Noun
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the act of speaking contemptuously of |
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deprecation |
Noun
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the act of expressing disapproval (especially of yourself) |
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deprecation |
Noun
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a prayer to avert or remove some evil or disaster |
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directed verdict |
Noun
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a verdict entered by the court in a jury trial without consideration by the jury |
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denigration |
Noun
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the act of expressing disapproval (especially of yourself) |
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denigration |
Noun
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an abusive attack on a person's character or good name |
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denigration |
Noun
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a belittling comment |
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defamation |
Noun
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an abusive attack on a person's character or good name |
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defamation |
Noun
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a false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone's words or actions |
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detraction |
Noun
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the act of discrediting or detracting from someone's reputation, especially by slander |
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detraction |
Noun
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a petty disparagement |
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dispossession |
Noun
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the expulsion of someone (such as a tenant) from the possession of land by process of law |
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dispossession |
Noun
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freeing from evil spirits |
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dedication |
Noun
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the act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action |
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dedication |
Noun
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complete and wholehearted fidelity |
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dedication |
Noun
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a short message (as in a book or musical work or on a photograph) dedicating it to someone or something |
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dedication |
Noun
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a message that makes a pledge |
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dedication |
Noun
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a ceremony in which something, for example a building, is dedicated to some goal or purpose |
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doings |
Noun
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manner of acting or controlling yourself |
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drumbeat |
Noun
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a vehement and vociferous advocacy of a cause |
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drumbeat |
Noun
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the beating of a drum as a signal for lowering the flag at sundown |
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drumbeat |
Noun
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the sound made by beating a drum |
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double jeopardy |
Noun
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the prosecution of a defendant for a criminal offense for which he has already been tried |
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dirty pool |
Noun
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conduct that is unfair or unethical or unsportsmanlike |
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dirty tricks |
Noun
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underhand commercial or political behavior designed to discredit an opponent |
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demolition |
Noun
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the act of demolishing |
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demolition |
Noun
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an event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something |
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discourtesy |
Noun
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a lack of politeness |
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discourtesy |
Noun
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a manner that is rude and insulting |
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discourtesy |
Noun
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an expression of lack of respect |
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derision |
Noun
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the act of deriding or treating with contempt |
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derision |
Noun
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contemptuous laughter |
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dissolution of marriage |
Noun
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an annulment of a marriage |
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dismount |
Noun
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the act of dismounting (a horse or bike etc.) |
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dismount |
Verb
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alight from (a horse) |
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disentanglement |
Noun
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the act of releasing from a snarled or tangled condition |