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EXHIBIT 5.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent to the use in Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement No. 333-49362
on Form S-6 of our report dated November 28, 2000 relating to the statement of
condition of Municipal Investment Trust Fund, Intermediate Term Series 415,
Defined Asset Funds, and to the reference to us under the heading "How the Fund
Works--Auditors" in the Prospectus which is a part of this Registration
Statement.
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
New York, NY
November 28, 2000
