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The act of deterring; also, that which deters. Boyle.

Deposal from a throne; deposition from regal power.

uses damage; mischief; harm; diminution; loss; damage; -- used very generically; as, detriments to property, religion, morals, etc. I can repair That detriment, if such it be. Milton.

Causing detriment; injurious; hurtful. Neither dangerous nor detrimental to the donor. Addison.

The quality of being detrimental; injuriousness.

is developed, as a plan or method, or an image upon a photographic plate; gradual advancement or growth through a series of progressive changes; also, the result of developing, or a developed state. A new development of imagination, taste, and poetry. Channing.

Pertaining to, or characteristic of, the process of development; as, the developmental power of a germ. Carpenter.

Deviltry. Bp. Warburton.

The act or process of devolving;; devolution.

The state of being devoted, or set apart by a vow. [R.] Bp. Hurd.

Diduction; separation into distinct parts. Bacon.

See Disfranchise, Disfranchisement.

Diminution. [R.] Cheke.

of being dimpled, or marked with gentle depressions. [R.] The ground's most gentle dimplement. Mrs. Browning.

Absolute. Diriment impediment (R. C. Ch.), an impediment that nullifies marriage.

Deprivation of ability; incapacity. Bacon.

Difference of opinion or sentiment.

Complete annulment.

If we hope for things of which we have not thoroughly considered the value, our disappointment will be greater our pleasure in the fruition of them. Addison. In disappointment thou canst bless. Keble.

The act of disarming.