Latin meaning The property of nobody. … [Read more...] about RES NULIS
RES NULLIUS
A thing which has no owner. A thing which has been abandoned by its owner is as much res nullius as if it had never belonged to any one. 2. The first possessor of such a thing becomes the owner, res nullius fit primi occupantis. … [Read more...] about RES NULLIUS
RESCOUS
Rescue. The taking back by force goods which had been taken under a distress, or the violently taking away a man who la under arrest, and setting him at liberty, or otherwise procuring his escape, are both so denominated. This was also the name of a writ which lay in cases of rescue. Law Dictionary - Alternative Legal Definition crim. law, torts. This word is used synonymously … [Read more...] about RESCOUS
REQUISITION
A demand in writing, or formal request or requirement Bain v. State, 61 Ala. 79; Atwood v. Charlton, 21 R. I. 568, 45 Aa 580. In international law. The formal demand by one government upon another, or by the governor of one of the United States upon the governor of a sister state, of the surrender of a fugitive criminal. In Scotch law. A demand made by s creditor that a debt be … [Read more...] about REQUISITION
REQUIREMENTS CONTRACT
A contract where a seller agrees to provide all the goods or products that a buyer needs, usually at a lower price and in exchange for the buyer's agreement to purchase it's requirements for those goods and products exclusively from the seller. The opposite approach to an output contract. … [Read more...] about REQUIREMENTS CONTRACT