Dictatorship
form of government with a single person as decision-maker; a single
ruler
Diligence
the degree of attention or care required of a person in a given situation
Diplomacy
peaceful representations between states
Diplomat
an official representative of a state, present in another state for the purposes
of general representation of the state-of-origin or for the purpose of specific
international negotiations on behalf of the diplomat's state-of-origin.
Diplomatic Immunity
Immunity extended to diplomat officers from
criminal and civil jurisdiction of their host state.
Direct Evidence
Evidence in the form of recounting personal observations or a document which
directly establishes a fact sought to be proven.
Direct Tax
A tax demanded from the very persons who it is intended or desired should pay
it.
Directed Verdict
When the Court stops a trial determining that an essential fact has not been
proven.
Disbar
to revoke an attorney's right to practice law due to some malfeasance
Disbursement
Miscellaneous expenses other than lawyer fees
and court costs which paid on behalf of another person and for which
reimbursement will eventually be demanded of that person.