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In the practice of the courts, a recess is a short Interval or period of time during which the court suspends business, but without adjourning. See In re Gannon, 69 Cal. … [Read more...]
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Reorganization of the financial structure of a corporation, frequently referring to the infusion of more capital and reduction of debt. … [Read more...]
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The act of ceding back; the restoration of the title and dominion of a territory by the government which now holds it, to the government from which it was obtained by cession or otherwise. 2 White, Recop. 516. … [Read more...]
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remedies. The act of a person who has been deprived of the custody of another to which he is legally entitled, by which he regains the peaceable custody of such person; or of the owner of personal or real property who has been deprived of his possession, by which he retakes possession, peaceably. In each of these cases the law allows the recaption of the person or of the … [Read more...]
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Lat. In old English law. A going back; reliction or retreat of the sea. … [Read more...]