Rashness; heedlessness; wanton conduct The state of mind accompanying an act, which either pays no regard to its probably or possibly injurious consequences, or which, though foreseeing such consequences, persists in spite of such knowledge. See Railroad Co. v. Bodemer, 139 III. 596, 29 N. E. 692, 82 Am. St. Rep. 218; Com. v. Pierce, 138 Mass. 165, 52 Am. Rep. 264; Railway Co. … [Read more...] about RECKLESSNESS
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RECLAIM
To claim or demand back; to ask for the return or restoration of a thing; to insist upon one's right to recover that which was one's own, but was parted with conditionally or mistakenly; as, to reclaim goods which were obtained from one under false pretenses. In feudal law, It was used of the action of a lord pursuing, prosecuting, and recalling his vassal, who had gone to live … [Read more...] about RECLAIM
RECLAIMED ANIMALS
Those that are made tame by art, industry, or education, whereby a qualified property may be acquired in them. … [Read more...] about RECLAIMED ANIMALS
RECLAIMING BILL
In Scotch law. A petition of appeal or review of a judgment of the lord ordinary or other inferior court. Bell. … [Read more...] about RECLAIMING BILL
RECLAMATION DISTRICT
A subdivision of a state created by legislative authority, for the purpose of reclaiming swamp, marshy, or desert lands within its boundaries aud rendering them fit for habitation or cultivation, generally with funds raised by local taxation or the issue of bonds, and sometimes with authority to make rules or ordinances for the regulation of the work in hand. … [Read more...] about RECLAMATION DISTRICT