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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.

RETRY A CASE

This means to try a case again after a mistrial or a hung jury fails to give a verdict.

REARGUMENT

1. The rehearing of a case in a higher court. 2. The rehearing of a motion that is based on new material.

REMAINDER CONTINGENT

a term that describes the part of an estate that may be distributed if certain events were to occur.

REFRESHING MEMORY

the attempt of an attorney to try to get a witness to remember the facts or things he has forgotten.

REFUNDS

These are the repayments that are made to a person who has overpaid an obligation such as tax or duty on products.

REASONABLE CARE

the degree of care shown by a person who is responsible and trustworthy.

REAL VALUE

a term for the worth of a thing in an open and competitive market. It is the fair and the reasonable value of a thing.

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