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REAL LAW

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At common law. The body of laws relating to real property. This use of the term is popular rather thau techniCal. … [Read more...]

READING

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The act of making known the contents of a writing or of a printed document. 2. In order to enable a party to a contract or a devisor to know what a paper contains it must be read, either by the party himself or by some other person to him. When a person signs or executes a paper, it will be presumed that it has been read to him, but this presumption may be rebutted. 3. In the … [Read more...]

REAL OBLIGATION

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A legal obligation that is attached or associated with real property. … [Read more...]

READING ON

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Used in patent law to describe a patent that is infringed which reads on the filed patent's claim. … [Read more...]

REAL PARTY

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Also called the real party in interest; refers to the person or party who stands to benefit from the lawsuit despite the fact that there is a plaintiff who may recover a nominal award in contrast to the benefits to the real party. … [Read more...]

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