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A receipt is the written acknowledgment of the receipt of money, or a thing of value, without containing any affirmative obligation upon either party to it; a mere admission of a fact in writing. Krutz v. Craig, 53 Ind. 574. A receipt may be defined to be such a written acknowledgment by one person of his having received money from another as will be prima facie evidence of … [Read more...] about RECEIPT

In French law. The state of an individual who commits a crime or misdemeanor, after having once been condemned for a crime or misdemeanor; a relapse. Dalloz. … [Read more...] about RECIDIVE

A name given in some of the states to a person who receives from the sheriff goods which the latter has seized under process of garnishment, on giving to the sheriff a bond conditioned to have the property forthcoming when demanded or when execution issues. Story, Bailm. … [Read more...] about RECEIPTOR

See recidivist; of and concerning recidivists. … [Read more...] about RECIDIVISM

Latin: At this point of affairs; in these circumstances. … [Read more...] about REBUS SIC STANTIBUS