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A relation, member of family, a blood relative. … [Read more...] about RELATE

Rejoining voluntarily, or without being required to do so by a rule to rejoin. When a defendant waa under terms to rejoin gratis, he had to deliver a rejoinder, without putting the plaintiff to the necessity and expense of obtaining a rule to rejoin. 10 Mees. A W. 12; Lush, Pr. 396; Brown. Relatio est Actio juris et intenta ad unum. Relation is a fiction of law, and intended … [Read more...] about REJOINING GRATIS

kindred. In its most extensive signification, this term includes all the kindred of the person spoken of. In a more limited sense, it signifies those persons who are entitled as next of kin under the statute of distribution. 2. A legacy to relations generally, or to relations by blood or marriage, without enumerating any of them, will, therefore, entitle to a share, such of the … [Read more...] about RELATIONS

In common law pleading. The second pleading on the part of the defendant, being his answer of matter of fact to the plaintiff's replication. … [Read more...] about REJOINDER

(A) civil law. The report which the judges made of the proceedings in certain suits to the prince were so called. 2. These relations took place when the judge had no law to direct him, or when the laws were susceptible of difficulties; it was then referred to the prince, who was the author of the law, to give the interpretation. Those reports were made in writing and contained … [Read more...] about RELATION