defeasible
- a capable of being annulled or voided or terminated
a claim to an estate may be defeasible so long as the claimant is under 21 and unmarried
dedicated
- v give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
- v open to public use, as of a highway, park, or building
- v inscribe or address by way of compliment
She dedicated her book to her parents - v set apart to sacred uses with solemn rites, of a church
- a devoted to a cause or ideal or purpose
a dedicated dancer
dedicated teachers
dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal"- A.Lincoln - a solemnly dedicated to or set apart for a high purpose
a chapel dedicated to the dead of World War II
dedifferentiated
- v lose specialization in form or function
- s having experienced or undergone dedifferentiation or the loss of specialization in form or function
the hebephrenic--the most severely dedifferentiated of all schizophrenic patients
deductible
- n (taxes) an amount that can be deducted (especially for the purposes of calculating income tax)
- n a clause in an insurance policy that relieves the insurer of responsibility to pay the initial loss up to a stated amount
- a acceptable as a deduction (especially as a tax deduction)