By reason is usually understood that power by which we distinguish truth from falsehood, and right from wrong; and by which we are enabled to combine means for the attainment of particular ends. Encyclopedie, h. t.; Shef. on Lun. Introd. xxvi. Ratio in jure aequitas integra. 2. A man deprived of reason is not criminally responsible for his acts, nor can he enter into any … [Read more...]

The English law, which in this respect, has been adopted by us, frequently requires things to be done within a reasonable time; but what a reasonable time is it does not define: quam long-um debet esse rationabile tempus, non definitur in lege, sed pendet ex discretione justiciariorum. Co. Litt, 50. This indefinite requisition is the source of much litigation. A bill of … [Read more...]

Conformable or agreeable to reason; just; rational. 2. An award must be reasonable, for if it be of things nugatory in themselves, and offering no advantage to either of the parties, it cannot be enforced. 3 Bouv. Inst. n. 2096. Vide Award. Law Dictionary - Alternative Legal Definition Agreeable to reason; Just; proper. Ordinary or usual. Reasonable not. Such as may fairly, … [Read more...]

Term to describe the effects of time and use on an object or, more frequently, a rented residence. For example, a tenant is not responsible to pay for any damage that represents the reasonable wear and tear to the premises over the course of a lease (although what is considered normal wear and what is extraordinary is usually a topic of dispute.) Reasonable wear might be the … [Read more...]

In English ecclesiastical law. The title of a person admitted to a rectory or other benefice will be divested unless within two months after actual possession he publicly read in the church of the benefice, upon some Lord's day, and at the appointed times, the morning and evening service, according to the book of common prayer; and afterwards, publicly before the congregation, … [Read more...]