Rights of property owners near bodies of water (usually smaller such as rivers, estuaries, streams) to use the water and the land bordering the body of water. … [Read more...] about RIPARIAN RIGHTS
RINGING THE CHANGE
crim. law. A trick practised by a criminal, by which, on receiving a good piece of money in payment of an article, he pretends it is not good, and, changing it, returns to the buyer a counterfeit one, as in the following case: The prosecutor having bargained with the prisoner, who was selling fruit about the streets, to have five apricot's for sixpence, gave him a good shilling … [Read more...] about RINGING THE CHANGE
RING-DROPPING
A trick variously practiced. One mode is as follows, the circumstances being taken from 2 East, P. C. 678: The prisoner, with accomplices, being with their victim, pretend to find a ring wrapped in paper, appearing to be a jeweler's receipt for a "rich, brilliant diamond ring." They offer to leave the ring with the victim if he will deposit some money and his watch as a … [Read more...] about RING-DROPPING
RIOT
crim. law. At common law a riot is a tumultuous disturbance of the peace, by three persons or more assembling together of their own authority, with an intent, mutually to assist each other against any who shall oppose them, in the execution of some enterprise of a private nature, and afterwards actually executing the same in a violent and turbulent manner, to the terror of the … [Read more...] about RIOT
RIGOR JURIS
Lat. Strictness of law. Latch, 150. Distinguished from gratia curfor, favor of the court. … [Read more...] about RIGOR JURIS