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DEFENSE-IN-DEPTH THEORY – The idea that there
is no impenetrable barrier. Thus, security
measures should be implemented at all times with
the integration of series of systems and barriers.

DEFORMITY- is meant physical ugliness, permanent
and definite abnormality. It must be conspicuous
ad visible.

DELAYING RELEASE – a crime committed by a
public officer or employee who delays for the period
of time, the performance of any judicial or
executive order for the release of a prisoner or
unduly delays the services of the notice of such
order to said prisoner.

DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY – is the conferring of
an amount of authority by a superior position onto
a lower-level position. The person to whom
authority is delegated becomes responsible to the
superior for doing the assigned job. However, the
delegators remain accountable for accomplishment
of the job within the guidelines and quality
standards of the agency.

DELIBERATE – carefully considered; willful;
intentional violation of law; with premeditation.

DELINQUENCY – any action; course or conduct that
deviates from acts approved by the majority of
people. It is a description of those acts that do not
conform to the accepted rules, norms and mores of
the society.

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