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- Da-Qing BankThe Da-Qing Bank (simplified Chinese: 大清银行; traditional Chinese: 大清銀行, lit. 'Bank of Great
- Dagmar Roth-BehrendtDagmar Roth-Behrendt (born 21 February 1953, in Frankfurt am Main) is a German lawyer who
- Damasak kidnappingIn March 2015, several children were kidnapped by Boko Haram, apparently during the months
- Damasak massacreThe Damasak massacre was a series of massacres and mass execution committed by Boko Haram
- DameTitle in British Commonwealth honours systems
- Danforth AvenueDanforth Avenue (informally also known as the Danforth) and Danforth Road are two historic
- Dangerous drivingIn United Kingdom law, dangerous driving is a statutory offence related to aggressive driv
- Dangerous offenderDesignation for some convicted persons
- Dangote GroupNigerian industrial conglomerate
- Daniel A. BellDaniel A. Bell (traditional Chinese: 貝淡寧; simplified Chinese: 贝淡宁; born 22 May 1964) is a
- Daniel Kaufmann (economist)Daniel Kaufmann is the president emeritus of the Natural Resource Governance Institute (NR
- Daniel NoboaPresident of Ecuador since 2023
- Danish kroneCurrency of Denmark
- DarkMarketDarkMarket was an English-speaking internet cybercrime forum. It was created by Renukanth
- Data governanceCapability that enables an organization to ensure high data quality
- Data valuationData valuation is a discipline in the fields of accounting and information economics. It i
- Database rightLegal protection for computer datasets
- Date rapeForm of acquaintance rape and dating violence
- David CameronPrime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2010 to 2016
- David HeldDavid Jonathan Andrew Held (27 August 1951 – 2 March 2019) was a British political scienti
- David Henry (activist)English writer and human rights activist
- David S. AlbertsDavid Stephen Alberts (born 1942) is a former American Director of Research for the Office
- David Steel (Royal Navy officer)Vice Admiral Sir David George Steel, KBE, KStJ, DL (born 6 April 1961) is a retired senior
- DAXBlue chip stock market index
- DC ComicsAmerican comic book publisher
- De LeonismMarxist ideology
- De-escalationDecrease in severity of conflicts
- Deadweight lossLost economic efficiency
- Deaf rights movementDisability rights and cultural diversity movement
- Death in custodyA death in custody is a death of a person in the custody of the police or other authoritie
- Death sentence with reprievePenalty in Chinese law
- DebankingForced closure of a bank account by a bank
- DebentureDebt instrument
- Debt consolidationForm of debt refinancing
- Debt reschedulingDebt rescheduling is the lengthening of the time of debt repayment by restructuring the te
- Debtors' prisonPrison for people unable to repay a debt
- DecapitationComplete separation of the head from the body
- Decent workEmployment that respects the fundamental rights of the human person
- Decision (European Union)In European Union law, a decision is a legal instrument which is binding upon those indivi
- Declaration against interestConcept in US law regarding testimony
- Declaration by United NationsTreaty forming the Allies during World War II
- Declaration of St James's PalaceStatement of Allied goals in WW2
- Declaration of warFormal act by which one state announces war against another
- Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous PeoplesDeclaration adopted in 2007 by the United Nations General Assembly
- Declaratory judgmentLegal determination of the rights, duties, or obligations of parties to a civil dispute
- DecreeEdict or proclamation usually issued by a head of state
- Decriminalization of sex workRemoval of criminal penalties for sex work
- DeedType of legal instrument in Common law
- Deeds registrationGovernment-run land management system
- Deep operationSoviet military strategy in the 1920s and 1930s
- Deep sea miningMineral extraction from the ocean floor
- Deep stateCovert government networks
- Deepening National Defense and Military ReformChinese Communist Party military reforms
- DefamationCommunication causing harm to reputation
- Defamation Act (Northern Ireland) 1955The Defamation Act (Northern Ireland) 1955 (c. 11 (N.I.)) is an act of the Parliament of N
- Default judgmentLegal judgment
- Defeasible estateEstate created when land is transferred conditionally
- Defeat in detailMilitary tactic
- Defence diplomacyIn international relations, defence diplomacy (also known as military diplomacy), refers t
- Defence in depthMilitary strategy
- Defence of propertyDefense in criminal law
- DefendantAccused person
- Defense (legal)Legal procedure
- Defense Intelligence Agency HeadquartersThe Defense Intelligence Agency Headquarters (DIA HQ) is the main operating center of the
- Defense Threat Reduction AgencyU.S. Combat Support Agency for countering WMD
- Defensive democracyPrevention of anti-democratic principles
- Defensive fighting positionType of earthwork constructed in a military context
- Defensive medicineDefensive medicine, also called defensive medical decision making, refers to the practice
- DeferralTerm in accounting
- Defiance CampaignDefiance campaign in 1952
- Defined benefit pension planType of pension plan
- Defined contribution planType of retirement plan
- Definitions of pornographyPornography definitions
- Degenerated workers' stateTrotskyist view of state socialist bureaucracy, particularly under Stalin
- DeicideAct of killing a god or deity
- Delaware corporationStatute governing corporate law in Delaware
- Delaware statutory trustAmerican business structure
- Delegation (law)Passing an obligation to another person
- Deliberation Tsuen WanDeliberation Tsuen Wan (Chinese: 荃民議政) is a localist political group based in Tsuen Wan fo
- Deliberative assemblyOrganization that uses parliamentary procedure to make decisions
- DelicatessenProcessed meat and confections shop
- DelictCivil wrong
- Delivery Knights AllianceThe Delivery Knights Alliance (also known as Knights League, Chinese: 外送江湖骑士联盟 or 外卖江湖骑士联盟
- DellAmerican multinational technology company
- DeloitteMultinational professional services network
- Delors CommissionThe Delors Commission was the administration of Jacques Delors, the eighth President of th
- Delta Air LinesAirline of the United States
- DemobilizationDemobilization or demobilisation (see spelling differences) is the process of standing dow
- DemocideGovernment-sanctioned killing
- Democracy AllianceNetwork of powerful progressive megadonors
- Democracy in AfghanistanDemocracy in Afghanistan has been severely limited and characterized by short, unstable hi
- Democracy in AfricaDemocracy in Africa is measured according to various definitions of democracy by a variety
- Democracy in America1833 text by Alexis de Tocqueville
- Democracy in AsiaDemocracy in Asia can be comparatively assessed according to various definitions of democr
- Democracy in ChinaDebate over democracy in China has existed in Chinese politics since the 19th century. The
- Democracy in EuropeDemocracy in Europe can be comparatively assessed according to various definitions of demo
- Democracy in the AmericasThe Democracy in the Americas can be compared according to the different definitions of de
- Democracy in the Middle East and North AfricaThe state of democracy in Middle East and North Africa can be comparatively assessed accor
- Democracy indicesOverview of democracy measures
- Democracy promotionDomestic or foreign policy to increase democratic rule
- Democracy-Dictatorship IndexBinary measure of democracy and dictatorship
- Democratic backslidingDrift towards authoritarianism
- Democratic centralismOverarching political power principle of communist states
- Democratic consolidationProcess through which democracy is established
- Democratic deficitWhen an institution falls short of upholding the people's power in and over itself
- Democratic Gathering (Lebanon)Democratic Gathering (Arabic: اللقاء الديمقراطي) is the parliamentary bloc of the Progress
- Democratic legitimacy of the European UnionThe question of whether the governance of the European Union (EU) lacks democratic legitim
- Democratic parties (China)Minor political parties in China
- Democratic Party (United States)Political party
- Democratic republicForm of government
- Democratic resilienceCapacity of a country to withstand or recover from democratic backsliding
- Democratic socialismPolitical philosophy
- Democratic Socialist PerspectiveThe Democratic Socialist Perspective (DSP) was an Australian socialist political group. It
- Democratic transitionSpecific phase in a political system
- Demonstrative evidenceDemonstrative evidence is evidence in the form of a representation of an object. This is,
- Demoralization (warfare)Warfare tactic used to erode morale
- DemurrerLegal document
- Deng Xiaoping's dogsAnimal abuse incident in Peru perpetrated by Shining Path
- Denmark and the euroDenmark uses the Danish krone as its official currency. While it is a member state of the
- Denmark–Japan relationsDenmark–Japan relations are foreign relations between Denmark and Japan. Denmark has an em
- Denmark–United Kingdom relationsBilateral relations
- Denomination (currency)Proper description of a currency amount
- Denunciation (penology)Denunciation in the context of sentencing philosophy demonstrates the disapproval of an ac
- Department of International Relations and CooperationThe Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) is the foreign ministry
- Department of Justice (Hong Kong)Hong Kong government department
- Department of Orang Asli DevelopmentMalaysian government agency
- Department of Traditional AffairsSouth African government department
- Department storeRetail establishment
- DepartmentalizationProcess of grouping activities
- Departments of the Government of South AfricaThe executive branch of the national government of South Africa is divided into the cabine
- Departments of the Government of the United KingdomThe Government of the United Kingdom is divided into departments that each have responsibi
- Departure taxFee charged by a country when a person is leaving it
- Deposition (law)Out-of-court oral testimony of a witness, reduced to writing
- Depository bankA depository bank (U.S. usage) or depositary bank (predominantly EU usage) is a specialist
- Depository institutionColloquially, a depository institution is a financial institution in the United States (su
- Depraved-heart murderKilling where the circumstances demonstrate a "depraved indifference" to human life
- DepreciationDecrease in asset values, or the allocation of cost thereof
- Deputy Mayor of Cape TownThe Deputy Mayor of Cape Town is the deputy head of the local government of Cape Town, Sou
- Deputy President of South AfricaSecond highest ranking executive officer of South Africa
- Deputy President of the Supreme Court of the United KingdomDeputy presiding officer of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
- Deputy prime ministerGovernment position secondary to the prime minister
- Deputy Prime Minister of AfghanistanCabinet position
- Deputy Secretary-General of the State CouncilGovernmental position in China
- Deputy Secretary-General of the United NationsAdministrative position within the United Nations
- DeradicalizationProcess to replace extreme views with moderate ones
- Derby PorcelainThe production of Derby porcelain dates from the second half of the 18th century, although
- Derivative workConcept in copyright law
- Derivatives marketFinancial market for derivatives
- Desert warfareWarfare in deserts and similar arid environments
- DespotismGovernment by a single entity with absolute power
- DetectiveInvestigator in law enforcement
- DétenteRelaxation of strained international relations by verbal communication
- Detention (confinement)Holding a person by restricting their liberty
- Deterrence (penology)Use of punishment as a threat to deter people from offending
- Deterrence theoryMilitary strategy during the Cold War with regard to the use of nuclear weapons
- DetinueLegal action to recover for the wrongful taking of personal property
- Deutsche BahnGerman state-owned national railway company
- Deutsche BankGerman banking and financial services company
- Deutsche GrammophonGerman classical music record label
- Developed countryCountry with a developed economy and infrastructure
- Developed marketCountry that is most developed in terms of its economy and capital markets
- Developing countryNation with a relatively low living standard
- Development economicsEconomics of developing economies
- Deviant sexual intercourseDeviant sexual intercourse or deviate sexual intercourse is, in some U.S. states, a legal
- Deviation (law)The doctrine of deviation is a particular aspect of contracting for the carriage of goods
- DevolutionGranting of some competences of central government to local government
- Devolution in EnglandTransfer of powers to areas of England
- Devolution in the United KingdomTransfer of powers to parts of the UK
- Devolved Parliament (Banksy)Devolved Parliament is a 2009 oil-on-canvas painting by Banksy, replacing British politici
- DeyOttoman-era North African title
- Dhammika DharmapalaAmerican tax economist
- DHL GroupGerman logistics company
- DHS Science and Technology DirectorateThe Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) is a component within the United States Depar
- Diamond-Star MotorsMitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. Manufacturing Division (originally, Diamond-Star Mot
- DiarchyForm of government with dual co-rule
- Dias ToffoliJosé Antonio Dias Toffoli (born November 15, 1967) is a Brazilian lawyer who has been a me
- DICTDictionary network protocol
- DictatorPolitical leader who possesses absolute power
- Dictatorship of the proletariatState of affairs in Marxist theory
- Diene KeitaDiene Keita is a former Minister for Cooperation and Africa Integration for Guinea. In Jun
- Digital currencyCurrency stored on electronic systems
- Digital display advertisingType of advertising
- Digital evidenceEvidential information stored or transmitted in digital form
- Digital rightsType of human and legal rights
- Digital transformationAdoption of digital technology by an organisation
- Dignitary tortType of intentional tort
- Diminished responsibilityLegal defense
- Ding XuexiangFirst-ranking Vice Premier of China since 2023
- DiplomatPerson conducting diplomacy with another entity
- Diplomatic bagTransported package of a diplomatic mission, exempt from inspection or seizure
- Diplomatic cableConfidential diplomatic message exchanged between embassies or consulates
- Diplomatic courierDiplomatic official
- Diplomatic immunityForm of legal immunity and a policy held between governments and tribunals
- Diplomatic protectionRight under international law of a sovereign state to take action to protect its citizens
- Diplomatic rankSystem of professional and social rank
- Direct bankBank that only offers services remotely
- Direct debitFinancial transaction with withdrawal from another's bank account
- Direct democracyForm of democracy
- Direct examinationQuestioning of a witness in a trial by the party who called the witness
- Direct marketThe direct market is the dominant distribution and retail network for American comic books
- Direct sellingBusiness model
- Direct taxTax paid directly to the government by the person on whom it is imposed
- Direct-to-consumerSale of products directly to customers bypassing middlemen
- Directive (European Union)Legislative act of the European Union
- Directive on Administrative Co-operation in the field of Taxation (2011/16)The Directive on Administrative Co-operation in the field of taxation (commonly referred t
- Director (business)The term director is a title given to the senior management staff of businesses and other
- Director (military)Computer that calculates aiming for weapons
- Director generalTitle given to the highest executive officer in some organizations
- Director of the General Office of the Chinese Communist PartyChinese Communist Party position
- Director of the National Supervisory CommissionChinese government position
- Directorate-GeneralWithin the European Union (EU), Directorates-General are departments with specific zones o
- Directorial systemSocio-political system with shared executive power
- Directors' dutiesDirectors' duties are a series of statutory, common law and equitable obligations owed pri
- Dirk EhntsDirk H. Ehnts (born 1977) is a German heterodox economist. He is one of the leading propon
- DisarmamentAct of reducing, limiting, or abolishing weapons, usually on a national scale
- Discharge (sentence)Court sentence with no punishment attached
- Discipline (instrument of penance)A discipline is a small scourge (whip) used as an instrument of penance by certain members
- Discipline Inspection Commission of the Central Military CommissionChief military disciplinary authority of China
- Disciplined ServicesHong Kong government department
- DiscountingWhen a creditor delays payments from a debtor in exchange for a fee
- Discovery (law)Pretrial procedure in common law countries for obtaining evidence
- Discovery doctrineConcept of public international law
- DiscretionPower to act on one's own authority
- Discrimination in the United StatesDiscrimination comprises "base or the basis of class or category without regard to individ
- DisguiseAccessories to conceals one's identity
- Dismissal (employment)Involuntary termination of employment
- Disney EntertainmentEntertainment business segment of Disney
- Dispute resolutionAct of resolving disputes between parties
- Disruptive innovationTechnological change
- Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Act 2022UK constitutional legislation
- Distributed managementManagement method
- Distributed networkingDistributed networking is a distributed computing network system where components of the p
- Distribution (economics)Method in which total output and wealth are distributed in an economy
- Distribution (marketing)Making products available to customers
- Distribution centerBuilding stocked with goods for delivery
- DistributismEconomic theory promoting local control
- District court (Scotland)A district court was the least authoritative type of criminal court of Scotland. The court
- Diversification (finance)Risk reduction technique
- Diversity jurisdictionU.S. court jurisdiction over persons of different states or nationalities
- Diversity, equity, and inclusionFrameworks for just organizational operations
- Divide and conquerStrategy in politics and sociology
- Divided governmentType of government in presidential systems
- DividendPayment made by a corporation to its shareholders
- Dividend taxTax levied on stock earnings
- Dividend yieldThe dividend yield or dividend–price ratio of a share is the dividend per share divided by
- Division (business)Part of an organization
- Division of labourSeparation of tasks in any system so that participants may specialise
- Division of labour of state organsState power principle of communist states
- Divisional generalMilitary rank
- DJIChinese technology company
- Djibouti–Japan relationsDjibouti–Japan relations are bilateral relations between Djibouti and Japan. Djibouti has
- DocipFoundation preserving the culture of indigenous peoples
- Doctors' TrialPost-World War II trial of German doctors for war crimes
- Doctrine of equivalentsThe doctrine of equivalents is a legal rule in many (but not all) of the world's patent sy
- Doctrine of marshallingMarshalling is an equitable doctrine applied in the context of lending. It was described b
- Doctrine of worthier titleIn the common law of England, the doctrine of worthier title was a legal doctrine that pre
- Documentary evidenceEvidence which can be introduced at a trial in the form of documents
- DodgeAmerican automobile manufacturer
- Dodge CoronetThe Dodge Coronet is an automobile that was marketed by Dodge in seven generations, and sh
- DollarName of monetary currency
- Dollar signMonetary symbol used in many national currencies
- Domestic policyPolitics mostly concerning issues within a country
- Domestic rates in Northern IrelandDomestic rates are the local government taxation in Northern Ireland. Rates are a tax on p
- Domicile (law)Legal status of being a permanent resident in a particular jurisdiction
- Domingo Faustino SarmientoPresident of Argentina from 1868 to 1874
- DominionSelf-governing countries of the British Empire
- Dong JunChinese admiral
- DoSomethingAmerican nonprofit organization
- Double Irish arrangementIrish corporate tax avoidance tool
- Double jeopardyLegal defence preventing someone from being tried again on the same charges
- Double taxationLevying of compulsory charges on the same thing by two different jurisdictions
- Double-entry bookkeepingRecording a business transaction as debit and credit
- Doug FordPremier of Ontario since 2018
- Dow Chemical CompanyAmerican chemical company
- Dow Jones Industrial AverageAmerican stock market index composed of 30 industry leaders
- DowagerWidow who holds a title or property
- Draconian constitutionLaw code in Ancient Greece
- Draft evasionIntentional non-compliance with military conscription
- Draft-card burningVietnam War draft protests, 1964–1973
- Drag-along rightDrag-along right (DAR) is a concept in corporate law, often encountered in the context of
- Drainage Services DepartmentThe Drainage Services Department (DSD) is a department of the Hong Kong Government respons
- Dred Scott v. Sandford1857 U.S. Supreme Court case on the citizenship of African-Americans
- Drees–Van Schaik cabinetThe Drees–Van Schaik cabinet, also called the First Drees cabinet was the executive branch
- Drip marketingCommunication strategy
- Drone warfareAttack by one or more unmanned combat aerial vehicles
- Drug cartelGroup drug trafficking operations
- Drug prohibitionProhibition of drugs through law
- Drug-related crimeA drug-related crime is a crime to possess, manufacture, or distribute drugs classified as
- Drummond PikeDrummond MacGavin Pike (born October 11, 1948) is an American philanthropist and progressi
- DruzhinaRetinue in service of a Slavic chieftain
- Dual federalismDual federalism, also known as layer-cake federalism or divided sovereignty, is a politica
- Dual monarchyMonarchy over two kingdoms
- Dual subordinationDemocratic centralist principle of communist states
- Duane Davis (gangster)Duane Keith "Keefe D" Davis ( KEE-fee DEE; born June 14, 1963) is an American gangster. In
- DuchyTerritory ruled by, or representing the title of, a duke or duchess
- Due processRequirement that courts respect all legal rights owed to people
- Due Process ClauseClauses in the 5th and 14th Amendments to the U.S. Constitution
- DukeMonarchy and nobility title
- Dumbarton Oaks Conference1944 international conference which laid the foundations for the United Nations
- Duncan BlackDuncan Black, FBA (23 May 1908 – 14 January 1991) was a Scottish economist who laid the fo
- DuPontAmerican materials company
- Dutch guilderCurrency of the Netherlands from 1434 to 2002
- Dutch SandwichDutch withholding tax avoidance tool
- Duty of careType of legal obligation
- Duty of care (business associations)Part of United States law
- Duty of loyaltyDuty to act in best interests
- Duty to rescueConcept in tort law and criminal law
- DwellingUnit of accommodation
- Dying declarationType of legal testimony
- Dynastic unionUnion where multiple states are governed under a dynasty
- DynastySequence of rulers considered members of the same family