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RULES OF A PRISON

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Certain limits without the walls, within which all prisoners in custody in civil actions were allowed to live, upon giving sufficient security to the marshal not to escape. Rules of the king's bench prison. In English practice. Certain limits beyond the walls of the prison, within which all prisoners in custody in civil actions were allowed to live, upon giving security by … [Read more...]

ROYALTY-FREE

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A license term where one is given a license to use the intellectual property of another without having to pay any additional fees. … [Read more...]

RR

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Resource Rent … [Read more...]

RSVP

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An abreviation of the French term … [Read more...]

RUBRIC

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civil law. The title or inscription of any law or statute, because the copyists formerly drew and painted the title of laws and statutes rubro colore, in red letters. Directions printed in books of law and in prayer books, so termed because they were originally distinguished by red ink. Rubric of a statute. Its title, which was anciently printed in red letters. It serves to … [Read more...]

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