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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...] about READING

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

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

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...] about REAL PARTY

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...] about READING-IN