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RESIDUARY
Pertaining to the residue; constituting the residue; giving or bequeathing the residue; receiving or entitled to the residue. Riker v. Cornwell, 113 N. Y. 115, 20 N. E. 602; Kerr v. Dougherty, 79 N. Y. 359 ; Lamb v. Lamb, 60 Hun, 577. 14 N. Y. Supp. 206. Residuary account. In English practice. The account which every executor and admintrator, after paying the debts and … [Read more...] about RESIDUARY
RESCUE DOCTRINE
A legal doctrine which states that a wrongdoer (tortfeasor) who injures or places another person in a position of danger is also liable for injuries suffered by a third person who attempts to rescue the victim. … [Read more...] about RESCUE DOCTRINE
RESIDENT ALIEN
A person who is not a citizen of the country within which they live. Typically it means (in the U.S.) that they have been granted by immigration authorities a recognized right to live in the country, such as being given a green card and having permanent resident status. … [Read more...] about RESIDENT ALIEN
RESCUSSOR
The party making a rescue, is sometimes so called, but more properly he is a rescuer. … [Read more...] about RESCUSSOR