The ecclesiastical kingdom. 2 Hale, P. C. 324. Regnum non est diviaibile. Co. Litt. 165. The kingdom is not divisible. … [Read more...] about REGNUM ECCLESIASTICUM
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REGIAM MAJESTATEM
The name of an ancient law book ascribed to David I of Scotland. It is, according to Dr. Robertson, a servile copy of Glanville. … [Read more...] about REGIAM MAJESTATEM
REGISTERED REPRESENTATIVE
A person allowed to sell securities to the general public as recognized and qualified by the Securities Exchange Commission. … [Read more...] about REGISTERED REPRESENTATIVE
REGRANT
In the English law of real property, when, after a person has made a grant, the property granted comes back to him, (c. p., by escheat or forfeiture,) and he grants it again, he is said to regrant it. The phrase is chiefly used in the law of copyholds. … [Read more...] about REGRANT
REGICIDE
The killing of a king, aud, by extension, of a queen. Theorie des Lois Criminelles, vol. 1, p. 300. REGIDOR. Laws of the Spanish empire of the Indies. One of a body, never exceeding twelve, who formed a part of the ayuntamiento or municipal council in every capital of a jurisdiction. The office of regidor was held for life, that is to say, during the pleasure of the supreme … [Read more...] about REGICIDE