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This is the fault of introducing superfluous matter into a legal Instrument; particularly the insertion in a pleading of matters foreign, extraneous, and irrelevant to tfcat which It is intended to answer. Matter introduced in an answer, or pleading, which is foreign to the bill or articles. 2. In the case of Dysart v. Dysart, 3 Curt. Ecc. R. 543, in giving the judgment of the … [Read more...] about REDUNDANCY

In old English law. A second disseisin of a person of the same tenements, and by the same disseisor, by whom he was before disseised. 8 Bl. Comm. 188. … [Read more...] about REDISSEISIN

Latin: A revenue or return; income or profit; specifically, rent. Reditns albi. White rent; blanche farm; rent payable in silver or other money. Reditns assisus. A set or standing rent. Reditns capitales. Chief rent paid by freeholders to go quit of all other services. Reditns nigri. Black rent; black mail; rent payable in provisions, corn, labor, eta; as distinguished from … [Read more...] about REDITUS

Latin: In the civil law. Rejection of a witness, on the ground of incompetency. Best Ev. Introd. 60, 60 … [Read more...] about RECUSATIO TESTIS

1. Subject to an obligation of redemption; embodying, or conditioned upon, a promise or obligation of redemption; convertible into coin; as, a "redeemable currency." See U. S. v. North Carolina, 136 U. S. 211, 10 Sup. Ct 920, 84 L. Ed. 336. 2. Subject to redemption; admitting of redemption or repurchase; given or held under conditions admitting of reacquisition by purchase; as, … [Read more...] about REDEEMABLE