Derelict as an adjective is used to describe someone or something that has been forsaken or abandoned. In terms of personal property, property is derelict if it has been abandoned by the owner with no intent to ever reclaim the property (e.g. a ship deserted at sea).
Dereliction is the abandonment of a thing, person, or obligation. Dereliction of personal property is the abandonment of such property, making the property derelict and open to potential salvors.
Derivation of citizenship refers to an immigration law concept that allows a child to derive citizenship from a parent who has become a naturalized U.S. citizen.
A derivative action is a type of lawsuit in which the corporation asserts a wrong against the corporation and seeks damages.
Derivative work refers to a copyrighted work that comes from another copyrighted work. Copyrights allow their owners to decide how their works can be used, including creating new derivative works off of the original product. Derivative works can be created with the permission of the copyright owner or from works in the public domain. In order to receive copyright protection, a derivative work must add a sufficient amount of change to the original work.
Descent means the succession to the estate property by inheritance, or by any act of law. These are the rules of inheritance established by law for cases in which there is no will naming the persons to receive the property of a person who has died.
Descent and distribution refers to the area of law governing how an estate’s assets are disbursed when someone passes away. If a person leaves a valid will, the assets will normally be distributed according to the owner’s wishes, and if not, the state intestate laws will determine how the property will be distributed.
The nature of a statement that claims to describe reality. A descriptive theory is one that claims to describe how things really are, as opposed to how they should be. See also: prescriptive (contrast).
Desert means to intentionally abandon a person or thing. Some common uses of the term desert in a legal sense include:
Desertion is willful abandonment of a person's duties or obligations, especially to a spouse or child. Some common uses of the term desertion in a legal sense include:
