Tag: DO
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Double Majority Votes
Double majority votes Meaning, as used in the UK Parliament A double majority vote is a House of Commons division where the agreement of both a majority of all Members of the Parliament and a majority of all Members of the Parliament representing constituencies in England and/or England and […]
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Douglas Haig
History of the 1st Lord, formerly Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig (1861-1928) The following commentary about 1st Lord, formerly Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig (1861-1928) in the Churchill Era is produced by the Churchill College (Cambridge): Controversial Commander-in-Chief of the British […]
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Dominion
Dominion History Term that refers to an autonomous country in the British Empire and British Commonwealth. These states included Canada, Australia and New Zealand. After 1948 the term was used for independent nations that kept the British monarch as their head of state. These nations included […]
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Dominion
Dominion History Term that refers to an autonomous country in the British Empire and British Commonwealth. These states included Canada, Australia and New Zealand. After 1948 the term was used for independent nations that kept the British monarch as their head of state. These nations included […]
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Dounreay
Dounreay History Site of five nuclear reactors in the North of Scotland – three civil and two military – since the Second World War. The reactors were closed in 1994.
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Doli Incapax
Definition of Doli Incapax From latin – meaning 'incapable of evil'
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Doli Incapax
Definition of Doli Incapax From latin – meaning 'incapable of evil'
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Double Portions
Definition of Double Portions In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Double Portions : See rule against double portions.
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Dominant Tenement
Definition of Dominant Tenement In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Dominant Tenement : Land the ownership of which entitles the owner to rights comprising a legal or equitable interest (such as an easement or profit à prendre) in other land, called the […]
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Donald Maclean
Donald Maclean History British traitor. Recruited by the Soviet Union while at Cambridge, he entered the Diplomatic Service in 1935. Serving in key positions in Washington between 1944-1950 and then in London, he was able to supply the Russians with classified and confidential information. He […]
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Dogger Bank
Dogger Bank History A shallow area of the North Sea and productive fishing ground about 100km off the coast of the United Kingdom.
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Dogger Bank
Dogger Bank History A shallow area of the North Sea and productive fishing ground about 100km off the coast of the United Kingdom.
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Document of Title to Goods
Definition of Document of Title To Goods In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Document of Title To Goods : A document, such as a *bill of lading, that embodies the undertaking of the person holding the goods (the bailee) to hold the goods for whoever is the…
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Dogs
Definition of Dogs In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Dogs : See classification of animals; dangerous animals; guard dog.
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Domestic Violence
Resources See Also See battered spouse or cohabitant.