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REOPENING A CASE

the term for granting a new trial that often results in new evidence that pertains to the case.

RETURNABLE

This means a thing to be returned such as a writ or order to be returnable on a certain day.

REGULATORY OFFENSE

the name that is given to a crime that isn’t bad but is still wrong as it is prohibited by a legislation.

REAPPORTIONMENT

a term used when new district boundaries are created for a better representation of the areas population.

RELATIVE FACT

the term that describes a fact that in important due to its relationship with another fact.

REGISTER OF DEEDS

a term applied to the person who records the deeds who is a public official.

REAL CONTRACT

The term given to an agreement that concerns real estate such as a contract for land. See, e.g., How Does A Land Contract Work?

REMOTE CAUSE

These are the matters that concern negligence and this is a cause that would not to lead to the event to happen.

REBUTTAL EVIDENCE

the term that is given to testimony and evidence that shows that the evidence that was presented by the opposing party is not true.

RETAINER GENERAL

when a person hires an attorney on the basis of a period of time and not what he does.

RECALL A JUDGMENT

a term that means to cancel or reverse a judgement of the court due to a matter about the facts.

REVERSIONARY LEASE

the term that is given to the lease that will go into effect when the current lease expires.

REASONABLE ACT

a term that describes a fair and sensible form of behaviour that is based on reason.

REQUISITORY LETTER

a request from court trying a case in another state or country. Testimony is asked for from a witness living in the other state.

REQUIREMENT CONTRACT

an agreement where one party agrees to buy all of the requirements of a product from the other party.

RELEVANT EVIDENCE

the evidence and the testimony that directly relates to the issues disputed or discussed.

REMEDIES

a term that means to be employed by the law to correct an injury or to enforce a legal right.

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