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RENT-ROLL

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A roll of the rents due to a particular person or public body. See Rental. … [Read more...]

REPETUNDARUM CRIMEN

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In Roman law. The crime of bribery or extortion in a magistrate, or person in any public office. Calvin. … [Read more...]

RENTS, ISSUES, AND PROFITS

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more commonly signify in the books a chattel real interest in land; a kind of estate growing out of the land, for life or years, producing an annual or other rent. Bruce v. Thompson, 26 Vt 746. … [Read more...]

REPLACEMENT COST

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To cost to replace an item that is no longer in possession. … [Read more...]

RENUNCIATION

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The act of giving up a right. 2. It is a rule of law that any one may renounce a right which the law has established in his favor. To this maxim there are many limitations. A party may always renounce an acquired right; as, for example, to take lands by descent; but one cannot always give up a future right, before it has accrued, nor to the benefit conferred by law, although … [Read more...]

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