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901. Deposition An oral statement made before an officer authorized by law to administer oaths.
902. Deputy/Bailiff The uniformed Hennepin County Sheriff's Deputy who "keeps the peace" and is available to deal with any threat to the peace, both inside and immediately…
903. Derecho del Estado a las herencias vacantes El derecho del estado a la propiedad cuando no hay heredero alguno.
904. Desacato o desobediencia contra un tribunal Un acto llevado a cabo con la intención de desconcertar, estorbar u obstruir un juez en su administración de la justicia.
905. Descenders the portion of a character which falls below the main part of the letter (e.g. g, p, q)
906. descriptive mark A mark is considered merely descriptive if it describes an ingredient, quality, characteristic, function, feature, purpose or use of the specified goods…
907. Desestimar o descartar una causa Una orden del tribunal que pone fin a una acción judicial debido a una razón específica.
908. design patent may be granted to anyone who invents a new, original, and ornamental design for an article of manufacture -- see also patent
909. design patent application an application for a patent to protect against the unauthorized use of new, original, and ornamental designs for articles of manufacture -- see also…
910. Design Search Code Manual lists the numerical codes for searching designs in the USPTO's trademark database (TESS). -- see Design Search Code Manual
911. designation an indication made by applicant, in the Request for an International Application filed under the Patent Cooperation Treaty, as to the Contracting States…
912. Desirable a defined standard, which has the least deleterious effect on the work product or the integrity of the evidence but which nevertheless, enhances the…
913. Desktop Usually refers to an individual PC -- a user's 'desktop computer' (as opposed to a network computer or server).
914. Detection Limit the lowest quantity of a substance that can be distinguished from the absence of that substance (a blank value) within a stated confidence limit.
915. Detention hearing Under the Bail Reform Act, a hearing may be held in cases involving defendants who are charged with serious felonies or whose record indicates that they…
916. DHCP dynamic host configuration protocol
917. DIA/DCA (Document Interchange Architecture) An IBM standard for transmission and storage of voice, text or video over networks.
918. Dictar sentencia, fallo Una decisión judicial o decreto.
919. Dictum (Pl. dicta) A judicial opinion on a point of law which is not necessary for the court's decision in a particular case.
920. DID defense in depth - multiple layers of security to provide added protection to IT resources
921. Diferimiento, aplazamiento, prórroga Posponer temporalmente o proyectar el procedimiento de un caso para una fecha futura.
922. Difunto, muerto, occiso Una persona fallecida.
923. Digests Legal volumes that contain summaries of cases arranged alphabetically by topic.
924. Digital Information stored as a string of ones and zeros. Opposite of analog.
925. digital certificate Electronic records that contain keys used to decrypt information, especially information sent over a public network like the Internet.
926. Digital Fingerprint A fixed-length hash code that uniquely represents the binary content of a file.
927. digitize The process of converting an analog value into a digital (numeric) representation.
928. Diligence The activity required of an inventor and his attorney that must have started just prior to the entry into the field of another "inventor" and continue…
929. Direct evidence Among other things, proof of facts by witnesses who saw acts done or heard words spoken.
930. Direct examination The first questioning of witnesses by the party on whose behalf they are called.
931. Direct Infringement Making, using or selling a patented invention in the jurisdiction within which the patent is enforcable, or importing a patented invention or a product…
932. Directed verdict See judgment as a matter of law.
933. Directory A simulated file folder or container used to organize files and directories in a hierarchical or tree-like structure.
934. Disaster Recovery Tape A form of transferable media device used to store data that is not currently being used by the organization in order to create additional space while…
935. Disbarment Form of discipline of a lawyer resulting in the loss (often permanently) of that lawyer's right to practice law. See censure or suspension.
936. Disc (Disk) It may be a floppy disk, or it may be a hard disk. Either way, it is a magnetic storage medium on which data is digitally stored.
937. Disc mirroring A method of protecting data from a catastrophic hard disc failure or for long term data storage.
938. Disc Partition A hard drive containing a set of consecutive cylinders.
939. Discharge (DIS-charj) In medicine, a fluid that comes out of the body. Discharge can be normal or a sign of disease.
940. dischargeable debt A debt for which the Bankruptcy Code allows the debtor's personal liability to be eliminated.
941. Discipline a major forensic science area dealing with similar tests, examinations, or comparisons.
942. Discipline Standard Operating Procedures Manuals (SOP) manuals that concentrate on issues that are unique to a discipline or functional area.
943. Disclaim To refuse a gift made in a will.
944. disclaimer A patentee, whether of the whole or any sectional interest therein, may, on payment of the fee required by law, make disclaimer (give up all or part of…
945. disclosure A disclosure document explains how a financial product or offering works. It also details the terms to which you must agree in order to buy it or use it…
946. disclosure document The USPTO eliminated its Disclosure Document Program on February 1, 2007. For more information, see the Federal Register notice: http://www.uspto.
947. Disclosure Document Program A program of the USPTO wherein, for a small fee, the USPTO will maintain a written document disclosing an invention and signed by the inventor in…
948. disclosure statement A written document prepared by the chapter 11 debtor or other plan proponent that is designed to provide "adequate information" to creditors to enable…
949. Discovery This is when the Court orders each party (each side) to give each other information about the facts before the trial, to avoid surprise.
950. Discrepancy any reported result, casework, or proficiency test, which differs from the consensus result.
951. discretionary spending Spending (budget authority and outlays)controlled in annual appropriations acts.
952. Discwipe Utility that overwrites existing data. Various utilities exist with varying degrees of efficiency - some wipe only named files or unallocated space of…
953. Disk (Disc) Refers to both floppy disks and hard disks, which are both a form of magnetic storage medium used to digitally store data.
954. Disk Mirroring When files are stored on a computer system's hard disk, a 'mirror' copy is made on an additional hard disk or a separate part of the same disk to…
955. Dismiss The ruling by a referee/judge that all or a portion (one or more of the causes of action) of a lawsuit or motion is terminated (thrown out) at that point…
956. Dismissal Process by which a court will terminate a case. With Prejudice - cannot refile. Without Prejudice - can refile at a later date.
957. Disposal A term used in some countries, including the U.S., to mean that an application has been abandoned, denied (rejected) or allowed (granted).
958. disposition The court's final determination of a lawsuit, the outcome of the case.
959. Dissent To disagree. An appellate court opinion setting forth the minority view and outlining the disagreement of one or more judges with the decision of the…
960. Dissolution The termination; process of dissolving or winding up something.
961. Distributed Data Data that resides on portable media and non-local devices such as laptop computers, home computers, CD-ROMs, floppy disks, zip drives, wireless…
962. Distribution The sale of securities. Also refers to a sum payable to shareholders representing their share of profits.
963. Dithering In printing, dithering is usually called halftoning, and shades of gray are called halftones.
964. Diversion The process of removing some minor criminal, traffic or juvenile cases from the full judicial process, on the condition that the accused undergo some sort…
965. Diversity of citizenship The condition when the party on one side of a lawsuit is a citizen of one state and the other party is a citizen of another state; such cases may be under…
966. Dividend See Dividends
967. Division Division means the Wage and Hour Division (WHD) of the U.S. Department of Labor.
968. divisional application a later application for an independent or distinct invention disclosing and claiming (only a portion of and) only subject matter disclosed in the earlier…
969. Divorce the legal dissolution of a marriage.
970. DLT (Digital Linear Tape) A type of backup tape which can hold up to 80 GB depending on the data file format.
971. DNA / Serology Serology is the study of body fluids: blood, saliva, semen, and urine. From biological evidence left at a crime scene, such as hair or semen, DNA analysis…
972. DNS domain naming service
973. DO Designated Office the national Office or intergovernmental organization of or acting for the Contracting State designated by the applicant under Chapter I…
974. DOC Department of Commerce
975. docket A log containing brief entries of court proceedings.
976. Docket control A system for keeping track of deadlines and court dates for both litigation and non-litigation matters.
977. doctrine of claim differentiation This is a judicially created rule of construction that states that when two claims in the same patent have an apparently similar or identical meaning, an…
978. doctrine of equivalence invoked when a patent's claim is not literally infringed, but (here comes the is the legal jargon) "the infringing device uses substantially the same…
979. doctrine of equivalents a judicially created theory for finding patent infringement when the accused process or product falls outside the literal scope of the patent claims.
980. document Fed. R. Civ. P. 34(a) defines a document as including writings, drawings, graphs, charts, photographs, phonorecords, and other data compilations.
981. Document Blowback The process of printing document images and scanned files to hard copy in mass.
982. Document Coding The process of reviewing documents and summarizing key elements into a structured database format.
983. Document Date The original creation date of a document. For an email the document date is indicated by the date-stamp of the email.
984. Document Imaging The conversion of paper based documents to electronic images of the documents through a scan.
985. Document Imaging Programs Software used to store, manage, retrieve and distribute documents quickly and easily on the computer.
986. Document Management System A computer system that tracks and stores electronic documents or image representations of paper documents.
987. Document Metadata Data about the document stored in the document, as opposed to document content.
988. Document Repositories Application specifically designed for litigation document management following scanning and processing of documents.
989. Document Retention The preservation of documents and data, including hard copy and electronic documents, databases and e-mails, that are created, sent and received in an…
990. Document Retention Policy A systematic plan for reviewing, maintaining and destroying documents and data, including hard copy and electronic documents, databases and e-mails, that…
991. Document Scanning Services A process of creating electronic files based on a paper copy original. Software is used to create a representative bitmapped image of the original…
992. Document Type or Doc Type A typical field used in bibliographical coding. Typical doc type examples include letter, memo, report, article and others.
993. Domain A sub-network of servers and computers within a LAN. Domain information is useful when restoring backup tapes, particularly of email.
994. domestic representative a person residing within the United States who is appointed by a patentee or assignee of a trademark application or registration that does not reside in…
995. Domicile Your domicile is your permanent residence, which you demonstrate by using it as your primary home, holding a driver's license using that address, and…
996. Dominated Covered by one or more claims in a patent.
997. Dominating Patent A patent having a claim broad enough to encompass the subject matter of a claim in a subsequent patent.
998. Domino Database Another name for Lotus Notes Databases versions 5.0 or higher. See NSF.
999. Dot Pitch Distance of one pixel in a CRT to the next pixel on the vertical plane. The smaller the number, the higher quality display.
1000. Double jeopardy Putting a person on trial more than once for the same crime. It is forbidden by the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution.