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Debtor"Debtor" includes a judgment debtor. [See section 2(a), the Insolvency Act, 1920 (Act No. V of 1920)]....656
Debtor's Estate"Debtor's estate" means the estate in the name of the debtor and also the estate in the name of his wife,...643
DeclarationA declaration which is inadmissible merely upon the ground of some informality, is a declaration within...658
Decree"Decree" means the formal expression of an adjudication which, so far as regards the Court expressing...675
Decree-holder"decree-holder" means any person in whose favour a decree has been passed or an order capable of execution...969
DefamationWhoever by words either spoken or intended to be read, or by signs, or by visible representations, makes...684
Defendant"Defendant" includes any person from or through whom a defendant derives his liability to be sued. [See...688
DegreeEvery generation constitutes a degree, either ascending or descending. [See section 25(2), the Succession...638
DelegationThe appointment of an attorney or proxy to do an act merely ministerial and involving no independent...645
Deliverable State (of goods sold)oods are said to be in a "deliverable state" when they are in such state that the buyer would under the...1940