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  • REMOVAL OF CAUSES
    The transfer of a cause from one court to another; commonly used of the transfer of the jurisdiction and cognizance of an action commenced but not finally determined, with all further proceedings therein, from one trial court to another trial court More particularly, the transfer of 'a cause, before trial More...
  • REMOVAL OF PAUPER
    The actual transfer of a pauper, by order of a court having jurisdiction, from a poor district in which he has no settlement, but upon which he has become a charge, to the district of his domicile or settlement.
  • REMOVAL, ORDER OF
    1. An order of court directing the removal of a pauper from the poor district upon which he has illegally become a charge to the district in which he has his settlement 2. An order made by the court a quo, directing the transfer of a cause therein depending, with More...
  • REMOVER
    In practice. A transfer of a suit or cause out of one court into another, which is effected by writ of error, certiorari, and the like. 11 Coke, 41.
  • REMUNERATION
    Reward; recompense; salary. Dig. 17, 1, 7. The word "remuneration" means a quid pro quo. If a man gives his services, whatever consideration he gets for giving his services seems to me a remuneration for them. Consequently, I think, if a person was in the receipt of a payment, or More...
  • RENANT, OR RENIANT
    In old English law. Denying. 32 Hen. VIII. c. 2.
  • RENCOUNTER
    A sudden meeting; as opposed to a duel, which is deliberate.
  • RENDER (VERB)
    v. In practice. To give up; to yield; to return; to surrender. Also to pay or perform; used of rents, services, and the like. -Reader judgment. To pronounce, state, declare, or announce the judgment of the court in a given case or on a given state of facts; not used More...
  • RENDER (NOUN)
    n. In feudal law, "render" was used in connection with rents and heriots. Goods subject to rent or heriot-serv-ice were said to lie in render, when the lord might not only seize the identical goods, but might also distrain for them. Cowell.
  • RENDEZVOUS
    Fr. A place appointed for meeting. Especially used of places appointed for the assembling of troops, the coming together of the ships of a fleet, or the meeting of vessels and their convoy.
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