Category: R

The right of passage or of way is a servitude imposed by law or by convention, and by virtue of which one has a right to pass on foot, or horseback, or

A gratuity or reward given to tenants after they had reaped their lord’s corn, or done other customary duties. Cowell.

Robbery is the felonious taking of personal property In the possession of another, from his person or immediate presence, and against his will, accomplished by means of force or fear. Pen. Code

Peter-] lence, (q. v.) Cowell.

advance toward the commission of an act which would he a riot if actually committed, such assembly is a rout. Pen. Code Cal.

This term is applied to wandering or straying animals.

the damages caused by a collision between the two ships. 3 Kent, Comm. 231; Story, Bailm.

An artificial canal dug in the earth; a channel cut in the ground. Wilder v. De Coil. 26 Minn. 17, 1 N. W. 48. The channel for the current that drives a

Sp. A small collection of men or their dwellings; a hamlet. As used, however, in Mexico and in the Spanish law formerly prevailing in California, the term signifies a ranch or large

Comm. 237; Norton v. Shelby County, 118 U. S. 425, 6 Sup. Ct. 1121, 30 L. Ed. 178; Gallup v. Fox, 04 Conn. 401, 30 Atl. 750; Reid v. Field, 83 Va.

Lat. In the matter of; in the case of. A term of frequent use in designating judicial proceedings, in which there is only one party. Thus, “Re Vivian” signifies “In the matter

Discount; reducing the interest of money in consideration of prompt payment. Also a deduction from a stipulated premium on a policy of insurance, in pur- suance of an antecedent contract. Also a

In old English Q law. Fresh suit; fresh pursuit Pursuit of a thief immediately after the discovery of the robbery. 1 Bl. Comm. 297.

A writ to the justices of the common bench for sending a record touching a recognizance, which the recognizor suggests was acknowledged by force and duress; that if it so appear the

Lat. In the canon and civil law. To make a cross-demand upon the actor, or plaintiff. 4 Reeve, Eng. Law, 14, aud note, (r.)

Fr. In French law. Recapture. Emerig. Traite des Assur. c. 12,

In English law. He that has full possession of a parochial church. A rector (or parson) has, for the most part, the whole right to all the ecclesiastical dues in his parish;

In old records. A renter; a tenant Cowell.

In old English law. Those that buy stolen cloth and turn it into some other color or fashion that it may not be rpcogni/.ed. Redubbers.

In contracts. An agreement to submit to arbitration; the act of parties in submitting their controversy to chosen referees or arbitrators. In practice. The act of sending a cause pending in court