Definition of dehors in English:
dehors
preposition dəˈɔːdəˈhɔːdəˈhôr
Law Other than, not including, or outside the scope of.
where a trust is dehors a will, the beneficiary will not even know of the trustee
the plea shows that no request, dehors the letter, existed
Example sentencesExamples
- That brings me finally to the matter of the general public importance dehors the obvious importance of obeying the ordinary English dictates of Parliament.
- To recap, the injury arose dehors the peri-operative period and after David was discharged from the hospital.
- If it answers that simple functional test then it is not to the point to inquire whether by some other means dehors the agreement the vendor might have produced the same result.
- Only if one finds some feature of the evidence which supports some particular agreement, dehors the lease instrument itself, does one get into that bother.
Origin
Early 18th century: from an Old French usage as a preposition (in modern French functioning as an adverb and noun).