Category: R

abbreviated to ROR when a person is released on a pledge to appear in court to answer the charges against him at a later date.

the authority of a state to set the rates that a company or a public utility can charge its customers.

a report and the response of an officer of the court to a writ or to a process.

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

an estate that goes to a certain person to be enjoyed by them until some time in the future when something occurs.

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

a new trial that is conducted when an issue has been disputed and decided by court but is being re-examined due to an unfair or improper result.

the situation where both parties in a suit obtain a rule nisi.

A person making his living in enterprises and in a manner that is contrary to law. See, What Is Racketeering?

These are the regulations of a legislative body in conducting its business. They are the rules of order.

the term that is used when an accused person is brought back to court after amendments have been to the charges.

the report of a court officer that states he has searched for a particular property to be taxes and he can’t find it.

a term that means to rape or to force sexual intentions on a person.

a Latin phrase for all things that are immovable such as buildings and land.

This means to do something that make a person assume or presume a fact.

This the person who is responsible for damage or an act but who can blame someone else for it.

a stipulation when parts of an estate are given to 2 or more people and when one dies the pat goes to the other people.

a term where the court asks for the permission to introduce some certain evidence.

a renewable credit like that of a credit card where the credit keeps on as each payment is paid.

This means to bring up an issue by one side of the other in a legal dispute.