D words Flashcards
Damages
Theindemnityrecoverablebyapersonwhohassustainedaninjury,eitherinhisorher person,property,orrelativerights,throughtheactordefaultofanother.Losssustainedorharmdone toapersonorproperty.
Debit
Inaclosingstatement,anexpenseormoneyreceivedagainstacredit.
Debt
Thatwhichisduefromonepersonoranother;obligation,liability.
DebtInstrument
Apaperorelectronicobligation
Deceit
Makingastatementoffactthatyouknownottobetrue.Makingastatementoffactinwhich noonehasthegroundstobelieveitistrue,orfailingtodisclosea“materialfact”.
Dedication
Thegivingoflandbyitsownertoapublicuseandtheacceptanceforsuchuseby authorizedofficialsonbehalfofthepublic.
Deed
Writteninstrumentwhichwhenproperlyexecutedanddeliveredconveystitletorealproperty fromoneperson(grantor)toanother(grantee).
DeedinLieuofForeclosure
Adeedtorealpropertyacceptedbyalenderfromadefaultingborrower toavoidthenecessityofforeclosureproceedingsbythelender.
DeedofTrust
Alegaldocumentbywhichaborrowerpledgescertainrealpropertyorcollateralas guaranteefortherepaymentofaloan.Itdiffersfromthemortgageinanumberofimportantrespects. Forexample,insteadoftheirbeingtwopartiestothetransactiontherearethree.Thereistheborrower whosignsthetrustdeedandwhoiscalledthetrustor.Thereisthethird,neutralparty,towhomtrustor deedsthepropertyassecurityforthepaymentofthedebt,whoiscalledthetrustee.And,finally,there isthelenderwhoiscalledthebeneficiary,theonewhobenefitsfromthepledgeagreementinthatin theeventofadefaultthetrusteecansellthepropertyandtransferthemoneyobtainedatthesaleto lenderaspaymentofthedebt.
DeficiencyJudgment
Ajudgmentgivenbyacourtwhenthevalueofsecuritypledgedforaloanis
insufficienttopayoffthedebtofthedefaultingborrower.
Demand
Thesupplyofwillingandablebuyersinthemarketplaceorlackthereof.
DepartmentofHousingandUrbanDevelopment(HUD)
Afederalagencythatadministersfundingfor projectsrelatedtohousing.
DepreciatedValue
Thebasisofadepreciableassetusedtocomputethetaxablegainfromitssale;the basisisacquisitioncostpluscapitalimprovementslessaccrueddepreciation.
Depreciation
Theabilitytodeductexpensesonimprovementsmadetoincomeproducingproperty.
Disability
Along‐termphysicalormentalimpairment,orcondition,thatsubstantiallylimitsaperson’s majoractivities.