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RESPECTU COMPUTI VICECOMITIS HABENDO
A writ for respiting a sheriff's account addressed to the treasurer and barons of the exchequer. Reg. Orig. 13&

A writ for respiting a sheriff's account addressed to the treasurer and barons of the exchequer. Reg. Orig. 13& Less...
RESPECTUS
In old English and Scotch law. Respite; delay; continuance ef time; postponement. Respldendum est judicanti ne quid aut durius ant remisslns eonstitnatnr qnam oausa depose!t; nee enim ant se* veritatis ant dementias gloria aifectanda est. The judge must see that no order be made or judgment given or sentence passed More...

In old English and Scotch law. Respite; delay; continuance ef time; postponement. Respldendum est judicanti ne quid aut durius ant remisslns eonstitnatnr qnam oausa depose!t; nee enim ant se* veritatis ant dementias gloria aifectanda est. The judge must see that no order be made or judgment given or sentence passed either more harshly or more mildly than the case requires; he must not seek renown, either as a severe or as a tender-hearted judge. Less...
RESPITE
The temporary suspension of the execution of a sentence; a reprieve; a delay, forbearance, or continuation of time. 4 BL Comm. 394; Mishler v. Com., 62 Pa. 55, 1 Am. Rep. 377. Continuance. In English practice, a Jury is said, on the record, to be "respited" till the next term. More...

The temporary suspension of the execution of a sentence; a reprieve; a delay, forbearance, or continuation of time. 4 BL Comm. 394; Mishler v. Com., 62 Pa. 55, 1 Am. Rep. 377. Continuance. In English practice, a Jury is said, on the record, to be "respited" till the next term. 3 BL Comm. 354. In the civil law. A respite is an act by which a debtor, who is unable to satisfy his debts at the moment transacts (compromises) with his creditors, and obtains from them time or delay for the payment of the sums which he owes to them. The respite is either voluntary or forced. It is voluntary when all the creditors consent to the proposal, which the debtor makes, to pay In a limited time the whole or a part of the debt It Is forced when a part of the creditors refuse to accept the debtor's proposal, and when the latter is obliged to compel them by judicial authority to consent to what the others have determined, in the cases directed by law* Civ. Code La. arts. 3084, 3085. -Respite of appeal. Adjourning an appeal to some future time. Brown.-Respite of homage. To dispense with the performance of homage by tenants who held their lands in consideration of performing homage to their lords. Cowell. Less...
RESPOND
1. To make or file an answer to a bill, libel, or appeal, in the character of a respondent, (q. v.) 2. To be liable, or answerable; to make satisfaction or amends; as, to "respond in damages."

1. To make or file an answer to a bill, libel, or appeal, in the character of a respondent, (q. v.) 2. To be liable, or answerable; to make satisfaction or amends; as, to "respond in damages." Less...
RESPONDE BOOK
In Scotch practice, A book kept by the directors of chancery, In which are entered all non-entry and relief duties payable by heirs who take precepts from chancery. BelL

In Scotch practice, A book kept by the directors of chancery, In which are entered all non-entry and relief duties payable by heirs who take precepts from chancery. BelL Less...
RESPONDEAT OUSTER
Upon an issue in law arising upon a dilatory plea, the form of judgment for the plaintiff is that the defendant answer over, which is thence called a judgment of "respondeat ouster." This not being a final judgment, the pleading is resumed, and the action proceeds. Steph. PL 115; 3 More...

Upon an issue in law arising upon a dilatory plea, the form of judgment for the plaintiff is that the defendant answer over, which is thence called a judgment of "respondeat ouster." This not being a final judgment, the pleading is resumed, and the action proceeds. Steph. PL 115; 3 Bl. Comm. 303; Bauer v. Roth, 4 Rawle (Pa.) 9L . Respondeat raptor, qui ignorare nom potuit qnod pupillum alienum abdunit Uob. 99. Let the ravlsher answer, for he cannot be ignorant that he baa taken away another's ward. Respondeat superior. Let the master answer. This maxim means that a master is liable in certain cases for the wrongful acta of his servant, and a principal for those of his agent Broom, Max. 843. See Southern Ry. Co. v. Morrison, 105 Ga. 543, 31 S. E. 564; Haehl v. Wabash R. Co., 119 Mo. 325, 24 S. W. 737;. State v. Gillespie, 62 Kan* 469. 63 Pac. 742, 84 Am. St Rep. 411. Less...
RESPONDENT
The party who makes an answer to a bill or other proceeding in chancery. The party who appeals against the judgment of an inferior court is termed the "appellant;" and he who contends against the appeal, the "respondent" The word also denotes the person upon whom an ordinary petition in More...

The party who makes an answer to a bill or other proceeding in chancery. The party who appeals against the judgment of an inferior court is termed the "appellant;" and he who contends against the appeal, the "respondent" The word also denotes the person upon whom an ordinary petition in the court of chancery (or a libel in admiralty) is served, and who is, as it were, a defendant thereto. The terms "respondent" and. "co-respondent" are used in like manner in proceedings in the divorce court. Brown; Brower v. Nellis, 6 Ind App. 323, 33 N. E. 672; Code Cr. Proc N. Y. 1903, | 516. In tbe civil law. One who answers or la security for another; a fidejussor. Dig. 2, 8, 6. Less...
RESPONDENTIA
The hypothecation of the cargo or goods on board a ship as security for the repayment of a loan, the tenn "bottomry" being confined to hypothecations of the ship herself; but now the term "respondentia" ia seldom used, and the express slon "bottomry" Is generally employed, whether the vessel or More...

The hypothecation of the cargo or goods on board a ship as security for the repayment of a loan, the tenn "bottomry" being confined to hypothecations of the ship herself; but now the term "respondentia" ia seldom used, and the express slon "bottomry" Is generally employed, whether the vessel or her cargo or both be the security. Maude & P. Shipp. 433; Smith, Merc. Law, 416. See Maitland v. The Atlantic, 16 Fed. Cas. 522. Respondentia is a contract by which cargo, or some part thereof, is hypothecated as security for a loan, the repayment of which is dependent on maritime risks. Cir. Code Cal. | 3036; Civ. Code Dak. f 1796. Respondent son sovereigns. His superior or master shall answer. Artieuli- sup. Chart, c 18. Less...
RESPONDERE NON DEBET
Lat In pleading. The prayer of a plea where the defendant insists that he ought not to answer, as when he claims a privilege; for example, as being a member of congress or a foreign ambassador. 1 Chit. PI. *433.

Lat In pleading. The prayer of a plea where the defendant insists that he ought not to answer, as when he claims a privilege; for example, as being a member of congress or a foreign ambassador. 1 Chit. PI. *433. Less...
RESPONSA PRUDENTUM
Lat Answers of jurists; responses given upon cases or questions of law referred to them, by certain learned Roman jurists, who, though not magistrates, were authorized to render such opinions. These responsa constituted one of the most important sources of the earlier Roman law, and were of great value in More...

Lat Answers of jurists; responses given upon cases or questions of law referred to them, by certain learned Roman jurists, who, though not magistrates, were authorized to render such opinions. These responsa constituted one of the most important sources of the earlier Roman law, and were of great value in developing' its scientific accuracy. They held much the same place of authority as our modern precedents and reports. Less...

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