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Roadside Assistance Coverage

Auto insurance that provides roadside services for instances that may not involve an accident, such as towing in the case of a breakdown or a locksmith for when one is locked out of

Rated Driver

A person who operates the vehicles listed in an auto insurance policy.

RES IMMOBILES

a Latin phrase for all things that are immovable such as buildings and land.

REMEDY OVER

This the person who is responsible for damage or an act but who can blame someone else for it.

REMAINDER CROSS

a stipulation when parts of an estate are given to 2 or more people and when one dies the pat goes to the other people.

REVOLVING CREDIT

a renewable credit like that of a credit card where the credit keeps on as each payment is paid.

RAISING AN ISSUE

This means to bring up an issue by one side of the other in a legal dispute.

RELATIVE RIGHTS

These are the rights of a person that are considered in reference to the rights of other people.

RECANT

a term that means to take back or to withdraw a statement that has been made, to repudiate.

ROBERT

These are the rules that control and supervise the orderly procedures of a legislative or deliberative organisation that were compiled by General Robert in 1876.

RETREAT TO THE WALL

a phrase that is used when you claim that a murder was committed in self defence. You did everything possible to escape.

RECESS

the name that is given to a stoppage in court proceedings for a short period of time but the court is not adjourned.

REQUEST FOR DISMISSAL

a term for asking the court to terminate or dismiss a case. usually asked for by the attorney for the defendant.

RESETTLEMENT

to re-open a court decree to insert a provision that has been accidentally omitted at the time of settlement.

RETURN DAY

the day that a defendant must appear in court due to a course order or writ.

REASSIGNMENT

a term for the transfer of property, an assignment, by the assignee to another person.

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