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  • RECRIMINATION
    A charge made by an accused person against the accuser; in particular a counter-charge of adultery or cruelty made by one charged with the same offense in a suit for divorce, against the person who has charged him or her. Wharton. Recrimination is a showing by the defendant of any More...
  • RECRUIT
    A newly-enlisted soldier.
  • RECTA PRISA REGIS
    In old English law. The king's right to priaage, or taking of one butt or pipe of wine before and another behind the mast as a custom for every ship laden with wines. Cowell.
  • RECTIFICATION
    Rectification of instrument. In English law. To rectify is to correct or define something which is erroneous or doubtful. Thus, where the parties to an agreement have determined to embody its terms in the appropriate and conclusive form, but the instrument meant to effect this purpose (e. p., a conveyance, More...
  • RECTIFIER
    As used in the United States Internal revenue laws, this term is not confined to a person who runs spirits through charcoal, but is applied to any one who rectifies or purifies spirits in any manner whatever, or who makes a mixture of spirits with anything else, and sells it More...
  • RECTITUDO
    Lat Right or justice; legal dues; tribute or payment Cowell.
  • RECTO, BREVE DE
    A writ of right which was of so high a nature that as other writs in real actions were only to recover the possession of the land, etc., in question, this aimed to recover the seisin and the property, and thereby both the rights of possession and property were tried More...
  • RECTO DE ADVOCATIONE ECCLESIAE
    A writ which lay at common law, where a man had right of advowson of a church, and, the parson dying, a stranger had presented. Fitzh. Nat Brev. 30.
  • RECTO DE OUSTODIA TERRAE ET HAEREDIS
    A writ of right of ward of the land and heir. Abolished.
  • RECTO DE DOTE
    A writ of right of dower, which lay for a widow who had received part of her dower, and demanded the residue, against the heir of the husband or his guardian. Abolished. See 23 & 24 Vict, c. 126, S 26.
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