Lat. Confirmation, agreement, consent, approbation of a contract Saltmarsh v. Candia, 51 N. H. 76 … [Read more...] about RATIHABITIO
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RAZE
To erase. 8 How. State Tr. 156, … [Read more...] about RAZE
RACIAL
Of or concerning race or ethnicity. … [Read more...] about RACIAL
RAIN WATER
The water which naturally falls from the clouds. 2. No one has a right to build his house so as to cause the rain water to fall over his neighbor's land; Action upon the case for a nuisance, A; unless he has acquired a right by a grant or prescription. 3. When the land remains in a state of nature, says a learned writer, and by the natural descent, the rain water would descend … [Read more...] about RAIN WATER
RACIAL PROFILING
A practice to target individuals of a certain race for enforcement rather than on the grounds of actual suspicion. Frequently used in reference to law enforcement, sometimes in civil lawsuits regarding establishments that may stop certain ethnicities for questioning, search or investigation of potential wrongdoing such as shoplifting solely based upon race rather than through … [Read more...] about RACIAL PROFILING