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What is a Deposition?

An essential element of any civil or criminal court action is the evidence offered by the parties. Evidence is what each side in a dispute must present to either a judge or

Defensive Driver Course

A program of study that teaches safe driving techniques to drivers. Participants may be eligible for discounted premiums on their car insurance.

Diction

Diction can refer to either the words and phrases a person or organization uses through speech or in written materials, or to a person’s enunciation style in oral discourse. While diction can

DISTRICT COURT

the term given to a court of the federal government that has jurisdiction over a set geographical area.

DISCRETIONARY DAMAGES

These are the damages that have been awarded by a jury that is impartial and after it has deliberated the case.

DISORDER POSTTRAUMATIC

the term given to disorder that has arisen from an accident where the symptoms will last for a long period of time.

DEGREE OF PROOF

the measure and the extent of evidence in a case and is the major factor in determining guilty or not guilty.

DEPRESSION REACTIVE

the term given to an emotional depression that has been caused by an external situation and will go away when the situation is cleared up.

DEBT FRAUDULENT

the name of the debt where the person who owes the money to the creditor has deceived him by defrauding him.

DNA

the abbreviation for deoxyribonucleic acid.

DELIRIOUS

used to describe a person who has acted irrationally due to lacking awareness of a reasonable action.

DEMONSTRATIVE EVIDENCE

This term applies to real evidence that doesn’t depend on a testimony as it can be seen by the jury and the court.

DETECTION

This term is used to mean to find or make a discovery, find a criminal and to bring out any facts that have been hidden.

DEBTOR IN POSSESSION

the term given to people or a company that occupies its premises and to conduct business during proceedings of bankruptcy.

DETECTOR

a device that triggered electronically to hear sound waves.

DULY QUALIFIED

This means that a person is trained and prepared to perform tasks or to fulfil an office.

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