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  • 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.
  • RENEGADE
    One who has changed his profession of faith or opinion; one who has deserted his church or party.
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