A yielding and delivering back of a thing. Redelivery bond. A bond given to a sheriff or other officer, who has attached or levied on personal property, to obtain the release and repossession of the property, conditioned to redeliver the property to the officer or pay him its value in case the levy or attachment is adjudged good. See Drake v. Sworts, 24 Or. 198, 33 Pac 663. … [Read more...]
RECUSE
To withdraw. See recusal. … [Read more...]
REDEMISE
A regranting of land demised or leased. … [Read more...]
RED BOOK OF THE EXCHEQUER
An ancient record, wherein are registered the holders of lands per baroniam in the time of Henry II., the number Of hides of land in certain counties before the Conquest, and the ceremonies on the coronation of Eleanor, wife of Henry III. Jacob; Cowell. … [Read more...]
REDEMPTIO OPERIS
Latin: In Roman law, a contract for the hiring or letting of services, or for the performance of a certain work in consideration of the payment of a stipulated price. It is the same contract as "locatio operis" but regarded from the standpoint of the one who is to do the work, and who is called "redemptor operis," while the hirer is called "locator operis." See Mackeld Rom. … [Read more...]