Tag: RE

Definition of Restraint Of Trade A contract in general restraint of trade is one which provides that one of the parties shall not carry on a particular trade at all, and is void as contrary to public policy. A contract in restraint of trade may, however, be valid if it is limited to a certain…

Definition of Respond Eat Ouster Let him answer over. A judgment formerly given when a defendant or prisoner failed to substantiate a plea, and which ordered him to plead again. See Plea Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Respond Eat Ouster in the […]

Definition of Retire To take up a bill of exchange and extinguish it by paying what is due Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Retire in the Dictionaries, Retire in our legal dictionaries, Related topics, Browse topics from the European Encyclopedia […]

Definition of Result A thing is said to result when, after having been ineffectually or only partially disposed of, it comes back to its former owner or his representatives, e.g., property subject to a trust which fails returns to the author of the trust under a resulting trust. See Trust […]

Definition of Respondeat Superior Let the principal answer i. e., where the relation of master and servant or principal and agent exists Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Respondeat Superior in the Dictionaries, Respondeat Superior in our legal […]

Definition of Respondent A person against whom a petition is presented, a summons issued, or an appeal brought Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Respondent in the Dictionaries, Respondent in our legal dictionaries, Related topics, Browse topics […]

Definition of Respondentia The making of the cargo on board a ship security for the repayment of a loan. See Hypothecation ; Bottomry Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Respondentia in the Dictionaries, Respondentia in our legal dictionaries, […]

Definition of Restitutio In Integrum Restoration to the original position. The remedy administered by Courts of equity in rescinding a contract or otherwise placing parties in their original position Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Restitutio In […]

Definition of Restitution Of Conjugal Rights Where one of two married persons has without lawful cause withdrawn from living with the other, the latter may present a petition to the High Court in the Probate, Divorce and Admiralty Division praying restitution of conjugal rights, on which the […]

Definition of Restitution, Writ Of The writ by which a defendant, successful in an appeal, is restored to all he has lost by the execution of the judgment which is reversed ; the writ by which stolen goods were formerly restored to their true owner Browse You might be interested in these […]