Tag: RE

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 Res Inter Alios Acta Alteri Nocere Non Debet A transaction between others does not prejudice one who was not a party to it Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Res Inter Alios Acta Alteri Nocere Non Debet in the Dictionaries, Res Inter […]

Definition of Res Ipsa Loquitur The thing speaks for itself. See Byrne v. Boodle Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Res Ipsa Loquitur in the Dictionaries, Res Ipsa Loquitur in our legal dictionaries, Related topics, Browse topics from the European […]

Definition of Res Judicata Pro Veritate Acoipitur A thing adjudicated is received as the truth. A judicial decision is conclusive until reversed, and its verity cannot be contradicted Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Res Judicata Pro Veritate […]

Definition of Res Nullius A thing which has no owner. See Merry v. Green Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Res Nullius in the Dictionaries, Res Nullius in our legal dictionaries, Related topics, Browse topics from the European Encyclopedia of Law, […]

Definition of Rescission Abrogation or revocation, particularly of a contract. In a sale of land there is usually an express condition of sale under which, in case the purchaser makes and persists in any objection or requisition which the vendor is unable or unwilling to comply with, the […]

Definition of Rescue (1) The act of forcibly and knowingly freeing a person from an arrest .or imprisonment. (2) The act of forcibly taking back goods which have been distrained and are being taken to the pound. If the distress was unlawful, the owner may lawfully rescue the goods; if the […]

Definition of Res Nullius A thing which has no owner. See Merry v. Green Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Res Nullius in the Dictionaries, Res Nullius in our legal dictionaries, Related topics, Browse topics from the European Encyclopedia of Law, […]

Definition of Reservation (1) A clause of a deed whereby the feoff or, donor, lessor, grantor, etc., doth reserve some new thing to himself out of that which he granted before. And this doth most commonly and properly succeed the tenendum (Sheppard’s Touchstone). The commonest instance of a […]

Definition of Residue That which remains of a deceased person’s estate after payment of debts, funeral and testamentary expenses, legacies and annuities. Where a testator does not effectually dispose of the residue of his property he dies intestate as to it. See Lapse Browse You might be […]