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;debt:A sum of money or an obligation owed by one person to another. A "debtor" is a person responsible for paying a debt; a "creditor" is the person to whom the debt is owed.
;decision:In law, (1) a judge's conclusions after hearing argument and considering the evidence presented at a trial or an application, (2) a judgment, or (3) the judge's reasons. A judge's written or oral decision will include the judge's conclusions about the relief or remedies claimed as well as their findings of fact and conclusions of law. A written decision is called the judge’s "reasons for judgment." See "common law," "conclusions of law" and "findings of fact."
;decision-making responsibility;:Under the new ''Divorce Act'', a term referring to a spouse's responsibility for making significant decisions about a child, including about healthcare, education, culture, language, religion, spirituality and extracurricular activities. Decision-making responsibility may be shared by both spouses, divided between spouses such that each has responsibility for different decisions, or allocated wholly to one spouse.
;declaration:In law, a pronouncement of the court about a fact or a state of affairs, such as a declaration that a marriage is void or that a person is the guardian of a child. Not to be confused with an order, which is a mandatory direction of the court requiring a party to do or not do something. See "order."
;deem:(1) To make an assumption that one thing follows logically from another, (2) a presumption of a fact based on the existence of other facts, or, sometimes, (3) a presumption of a fact required by law, such as the presumption that a respondent who files a Response to Family Claim has been served with the Notice of Family Claim.