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REPLEVIN WRIT OF

this is a court order that authorises an officer to be able to seize and hold property that is involved in a replevin suit.

REMOVING CLOUD FROM TITLE

a preceedure where the doubts as to the validity of a title to a property are removed and renders the title clear.

RETURN OF PROCESS

a written report of an officer of the court that details his activities in serving a process.

RELIGIOUS LIBERTY

This gives people the right to practice the religion of their own choosing granted by the US Constitution.

REMAINDERMAN

the term that describes the person who is holding the interest in an estate in the future.

RELEASE OF DOWER

This means to give a right by a spouse to claim property owned by their partner.

REMONSTRANCE

a protest against a certain law being passed or a protest that urges the actions of a public body not be taken.

REPUTABLE

a term for something that is honourable, worthy of respect and in good repute.

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?

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