discharge
a written deed which cancels or extinguishes an obligation, usually one to repay a debt.
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disclamation
a disavowal or rejection by a feuar of a particular person as his superior, for which he would be liable to forfeiture.
disposition
a deed whereby a right to property (either heritable or moveable) is alienated by one person and conveyed to another.
disposition in implement
A disposition granted in implement of a previous, imperfect conveyance.
disposition; records disposition
in records management, disposition or disposal is the transfer of records to an archive service or their final destruction, in accordance with appraisal of their evidential and long-term value.
dispositive clause
the clause in a deed which transfers property of any sort.