de novo
adj. Latin for "anew," which means starting over, as in a trial de novo. See also: trial de novo.

death penalty
Also known as capital panishment; maximum sentence for different kinds of murder, treason, death resulting from aircraft hijacking, and other federal crimes.

debtor
a person or business entity that owes money to another;

debtor in possession
a person or corporation who has filed a bankruptcy petition but remains in possession of property upon which a creditor has a lien or similar security interest.

defendant
The party that is sued in either civil lawsuite, or has violated criminal statute and now charged with a crime.

deportation
-an administrative procedure of permanent exclusion of a person from the USA against that person's will. If you have been deported, you can not re-enter the United States for at least five years. The country reserves the right to deport a person that ...

discharge in bankruptcy
Generally it is an order given by the bankruptcy judge, at the conclusion of all legal steps in processing a bankrupt person's assets and debts, which forgives those remaining debts which cannot be paid, with certain exceptions.