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= Solution

\b[Always true.] An <all-different constraint> of arity $k$ requires $k$ distinct values. If $|D|<k$, the <pigeonhole principle> makes even one such constraint impossible. Since $m>0$, at least one is present, and consequently
$$
\boxed{|D|<k\ \Longrightarrow\ \operatorname{Sol}(P)=\varnothing.}
$$

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