Redemption
Buying back.
Refugee
A person who is outside his state of origin or
of residence who cannot return without exposure to human-rights related
persecution.
Regicide
the murdering of a king
Religious Test
a clause in the US Constitution that prevents unethical alliance between church
and state or a general favoring of any specific religious
belief
Remanet
In law, a case for trial which can not be tried during the term; a postponed
case.
Repeal
to remove or revoke; the redacting or obliteration of law by the introduction of
new law or the implied removal by additional statute
Rependum
The formal name of the part of a lease which sets out the amount of rent and when
it is due.
Replevin
A legal action taken to reclaim goods which have been distrained.
Res Gestae
Latin, things done. Used mostly in criminal
cases to allow hearsay if the alleged statement is overheard during the
excitement of the litigated event.
Rescind
To abrogate or cancel a contract putting the parties in the same position they
would have been in had there been no contract.