make a summary or abstract of a legal document and inscribe it in a list
docket
Verb
place on the docket for legal action
distribution law
Noun
(chemistry) the total energy in an assembly of molecules is not distributed equally but is distributed around an average value according to a statistical distribution
denotation
Noun
the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression
denotation
Noun
the act of indicating or pointing out by name
democracy
Noun
the doctrine that the numerical majority of an organized group can make decisions binding on the whole group
democracy
Noun
the political orientation of those who favor government by the people or by their elected representatives
democracy
Noun
a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them
design criteria
Noun
criteria that designers should meet in designing some system or device
doctrine of analogy
Noun
the religious belief that between creature and creator no similarity can be found so great but that the dissimilarity is always greater
doctrine
Noun
a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school
divine right
Noun
the doctrine that kings derive their right to rule directly from God and are not accountable to their subjects
divine right of kings
Noun
the doctrine that kings derive their right to rule directly from God and are not accountable to their subjects
dogma
Noun
a doctrine or code of beliefs accepted as authoritative
dogma
Noun
a religious doctrine that is proclaimed as true without proof
dualism
Noun
the doctrine that reality consists of two basic opposing elements, often taken to be mind and matter (or mind and body), or good and evil
dialectical materialism
Noun
the materialistic philosophy of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels
diabolism
Noun
a belief in and reverence for devils (especially Satan)
demonism
Noun
a belief in and reverence for devils, especially Satan
descriptive geometry
Noun
the geometry of properties that remain invariant under projection
destination
Noun
the ultimate goal for which something is done
destination
Noun
written directions for finding some location
destination
Noun
the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey)
decomposition
Noun
the analysis of a vector field
decomposition
Noun
the organic phenomenon of rotting
decomposition
Noun
the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action
decomposition
Noun
(chemistry) separation of a substance into two or more substances that may differ from each other and from the original substance
decomposition
Noun
in a decomposed state
differential calculus
Noun
the part of calculus that deals with the variation of a function with respect to changes in the independent variable (or variables) by means of the concepts of derivative and differential
derived function
Noun
the result of mathematical differentiation
differential coefficient
Noun
the result of mathematical differentiation
domain
Noun
the content of a particular field of knowledge
domain
Noun
people in general
domain
Noun
(mathematics) the set of values of the independent variable for which a function is defined
domain
Noun
territory over which rule or control is exercised
domain
Noun
a particular environment or walk of life
deconstruction
Noun
a philosophical theory of criticism (usually of literature or film) that seeks to expose deep-seated contradictions in a work by delving below its surface meaning
definite integral
Noun
the integral of a function over a definite interval
deconstructionism
Noun
a philosophical theory of criticism (usually of literature or film) that seeks to expose deep-seated contradictions in a work by delving below its surface meaning
disenchantment
Noun
freeing from false belief or illusions
determinism
Noun
(philosophy) a philosophical theory holding that all events are inevitable consequences of antecedent sufficient causes
disillusion
Noun
freeing from false belief or illusions
disillusion
Verb
free from enchantment
disillusionment
Noun
freeing from false belief or illusions
dermatoglyphics
Noun
the study of the whorls and loops and arches in the fingertips and on the palms of the hand and the soles of the feet
dietetics
Noun
the scientific study of food preparation and intake
dysgenics
Noun
the study of the operation of factors causing degeneration in the type of offspring produced
dental anatomy
Noun
the branch of gross anatomy concerning with the morphology of teeth
developmental anatomy
Noun
the branch of anatomy that studies structural changes of an individual from fertilization to maturity