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REGISTER OR REGISTRAR

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An officer authorized by law to keep a record called a register or registry; as the register for the probate of wills. … [Read more...]

REGLAMENTO

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In Spanish colonial law A written instruction given by a competent authority, without the observance of any peculiar form. Schm. Civil Law, Introd. 93, note. … [Read more...]

REGISTERED

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Entered or recorded in some official register or record or list Registered bond. The bonds of the United States government (and of many municipal and private corporations) are either registered or ''coupon bonds." In the case of a registered bond, the name of the owner or lawful holder is entered in a register or record, and it is not negotiable or transferable except by an … [Read more...]

REGNAL YEARS

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Statutes of the British parliament are usually cited by the name and year of the sovereign in whose reign they were enacted, and the successive years of the reign of any king or queen are denominated the "regnal years." … [Read more...]

REGISTERED AGENT

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A person who is named or designated by a corporation or company to receive official documents for the company, for example, a copyright agent. … [Read more...]

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