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Duke of York's Laws

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A quick definition of Duke of York's Laws:

The Duke of York's Laws were a set of laws created in 1665 by Governor Nicholls to establish order in the New York colony. These laws were gradually extended to the entire province.

A more thorough explanation:

Duke of York's Laws were a set of laws compiled in 1665 by Governor Nicholls for the orderly government of the New York colony. These laws were gradually extended to the entire province.

Dulocracy is a type of government in which servants or slaves have so many privileges that they essentially rule. It is also spelled doulocracy.

Duly means in a proper manner or in accordance with legal requirements.

Dumb bidding is an auction bidding process in which the minimum acceptance price is placed under the object for sale, unbeknownst to the bidders, and no bids are accepted until they meet that price. This practice was initially intended to avoid the taxes imposed on auction sales by the statute of 1779, but the courts determined that the practice was fraudulent.

Dum fervet opus means while the action is fresh or in the heat of action. This term usually referred to matters of testimony.

Dum fuit infra aetatem is a writ allowing a person of full age to recover lands feoffed while the person was an infant. The remedy was also available to the person's heirs. It was later replaced by the action of ejectment.

Dum fuit in prisona is a writ restoring a man to his estate after he transferred the estate under duress of imprisonment.

Dummodo means so that or provided that. This term was used as a limitation in conveyances, as in dummodo solverit talem redditum, meaning “provided he shall pay such a rent.”

Dummodo constet de persona means provided it be evident who is the person meant. This term was used in historical legal contexts.

Duke of Exeter's Daughter | dummodo vassalli conditio non sit deterior

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Dkk
16:01
Commits to kys when I commit to kms the same day. What a crazy november 5th.
[] baddestbunny
16:02
kms isn't even a t50 you should r&r
does anyone ever think about how we have no idea who everyone else here is? like you guys dont know me at all thats so crazy cause i talked to you more than ppl irl today
i'm a hallucination
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HopefullyInLawSchool
16:03
isnt r&r a t50?
keep popping benadryls and ill stay online
law school chat roulette
[] baddestbunny
16:04
living out the plot of the movie unfriended in the yale invite-only webinar
You were only invited to round out the numbers anyway lol
Dkk
16:05
I'm too old to r&r, just gunna kms rn.
Dkk
16:05
Gotta get this show on the road.
Dkk
16:05
Lmfao
JumpySubsequentDolphin
16:05
washu stop emailing me while I’m waiting for a decision challenge
[] baddestbunny
16:05
I'm not in their webinar I just thought it would be a funny thing to have happen
[] baddestbunny
16:05
bc I have a sense of whimsy and imagination
Ah, youre a worm gorl'
shaquilleoatmeal
16:07
battle of the bunnies
How bout dat ASU wave
letsseehowitgoesnow
16:08
bunny hows it looking out there?
[] baddestbunny
16:08
I just think it's weird when a make a joke about everyone in the yale webinar being tortured by a malevolent spirit and someone says you only got invited to round out the numbers
why
go off queen
[] baddestbunny
16:09
which number am I rounding out? 5'4 women who deserve to be tortured?
someone invited to the yale webinar would get it
[] baddestbunny
16:10
if you don't get invited to the yale webinar canada sends you an email letting u know you qualify for MAID
what's that
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