Also known as: during
Written by attorneys · grounded in primary & secondary sources — see below
An adverbial Latin term meaning while or during. It specifies the temporal duration of a legal status or condition in phrases such as durante minore aetate or durante vita.
Deborah Dunn fired a warning shot during a heated argument that accidentally killed a bystander. The death occurred while she committed the misdemeanor of reckless discharge, triggering involuntary manslaughter liability under the common law rule.
Diane Dawson contracted to buy land from Dover Bank. Before closing a fire destroyed the barn. Under equitable conversion the buyer bore the loss because the risk passed at contract formation while the seller held title only in trust.
Demetrius Douglas was elected President. He served the full four-year term while the executive power remained vested in that office under the constitutional structure.
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Doris Duffy offered to pay Dynamic Solutions half the disputed amount during compromise talks. The statement remained inadmissible to prove the claim's validity under the evidence rule.
Dylan Duffy previously served as counsel in the same matter while associated with a firm now appearing before Judge Deanna Davenport. The judge was required to recuse because of that prior participation.
Delta Dynamics' lawyer attempted to speak privately with the presiding judge during the ongoing trial. The contact violated the professional conduct rule prohibiting unauthorized ex parte communications.
The term durante introduces a temporal limitation in conveyancing and status-based rules, identifying the exact period during which a condition such as minority or widowhood controls rights or duties.
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Yes. The Constitution employs equivalent phrasing when it states that the President holds office during a term of four years and that judges hold office during good behavior.
It marks the window of time during which statements or conduct occur, determining whether they fall inside the protected period of compromise negotiations under Rule 408.
It identifies the period of prior association during which a lawyer participated substantially in a matter, triggering mandatory recusal for the judge under the judicial conduct rules.
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