Category: R
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Ry Lands V. Fletcher
Definition of Ry Lands V. Fletcher ((1868), L. R. 3 H. L. 330). Sic utere tuo ut alienum non laedas. A person who for his own purposes brings on to his land and collects and keeps there anything likely to do mischief if it escapes, must keep it in at his peril, and if he…
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Royal Fish
Definition of Royal Fish See Fish Royal Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Royal Fish in the Dictionaries, Royal Fish in our legal dictionaries, Related topics, Browse topics from the European Encyclopedia of Law, Browse the Legal Thesaurus, Find […]
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Rule
Definition of Rule (1) A regulation made by a Court of justice or a public office with reference to the conduct of business therein. Rules made under the authority of an Act of Parliament have statutory effect. Rules of Court are made by the Judges under the Judicature Acts for the regulation […]
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Running Days
Definition of Running Days A charterparty includes all days, whether working or non-working, as well as Sundays and holidays. But custom may, as in the City of London, make either running days or days equivalent to working days Browse You might be interested in these references tools: […]
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Royal Fish
Definition of Royal Fish See Fish Royal Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Royal Fish in the Dictionaries, Royal Fish in our legal dictionaries, Related topics, Browse topics from the European Encyclopedia of Law, Browse the Legal Thesaurus, Find […]
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Right Of Action
Definition of Right Of Action The right to bring an action. Thus, a person who is wrongfully dispossessed of land has a right of action to recover it. It is used also as equivalent to chose in action (q.v.) Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Right Of […]
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Right Of Entry
Definition of Right Of Entry The right of taking or resuming possession of land by entering on it in a peaceable manner. A right of entry is usually reserved in a lease in respect of breaches of covenant. After 1925 all rights of entry affecting a legal estate may be made exercisable by any […]
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Right To Begin
Definition of Right To Begin The right of counsel of first addressing the Court or j ury. It belongs to the party on whom the onus of proof rests Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Right To Begin in the Dictionaries, Right To Begin in our legal […]
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Riot
Definition of Riot There are five necessary elements of a riot: (1) Number of persons, three at least ; (2) common purpose ; (3) execution or inception of the common purpose ; (4) an intent to help one another by force if necessary against any person who may oppose them in the execution of […]
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Risk Note
Definition of Risk Note Under the Railway and Canal Traffic Act, 1854, s. 7, a railway company may make with anyone for whom they carry goods a contract which makes them, instead of being liable as carriers (q.v.), liable only for such loss or injury as results from the wilful misconduct of […]