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Category: R

RENDER

a term that means to perform a service, to deliver or to yield and give up.

RIGHT-TO-WORK LAW

a state law in some states that forbids unions from insisting that worker’s join a union in order to work.

REAL RELEASE

the name of the document that is signed by the creditor to give to the debtor when a debt is fully paid.

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.

RULE NISI

A Latin phrase where the ruling of a court becomes final unless one or both parties show cause for it not to be. TLD Example: The divorce decree from the court was a

REMEDIABLE

the term that means something is able to be corrected. Redressed or rectified.

RECKLESS DRIVING

the term that is applied to a person driving a vehicle in a manner that can cause an accident

RELICTA

a Latin term that means to give up a defence by the defendant.

RELATIVE RIGHTS

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

RENDER JUDGMENT

a term that means to give forth a verdict or decision or to pronounce.

RIGHT AND WRONG TEST

a test that is given to an accused person to see if he knew right from wrong when he committed the crime.

REMOVAL OF CAUSE

a transfer of a law suit from one court to another court done because a court may lack the jurisdiction to try the case.

RELATIVE FACT

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

RES CONTROVERSA

a Latin phrase that means the point in question or the matter being contested.

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