counterclaim a cross-claim brought by a defendant in civil proceed- ings that is not a defence to the claim made by the plaintiff but that asserts an independent cause of action against him. In Scotland, it is available to a defender. See SET-OFF.

• description, implied term
• desertion
• designs
• destination over
• detention
• detinue
• detournement de pouvoir
• deviation
• devilling
• dictum
• digest
• diligence
• diminished responsibility
• Din Torah
• Diplock courts
• diplomatic immunity
• direct applicability
• directed verdict
• direct effect
• direct evidence
• directive
• director
• Director of Consumer Affairs
• Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP)
• direct rule