This, the earliest Code or collection of maritime laws, was formulated by the people of the island of Rhodes, who, by their commercial prosperity and the superiority of their navies, had acquired the sovereignty of the seas. Its date is very uncertain, but is supposed (by Kent and others) to be about 900 B. C. Nothing of it is now extant except the article on jettison, which … [Read more...] about RHODIAN LAWS
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RIDINGS
(corrupted from trithings.) The names of the parts or divisions of Yorkshire, which, of course, are three only, viz., East Riding, North Riding, and West Riding. … [Read more...] about RIDINGS
RIAA
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RIEN
L. Fr. Nothing. It appears in a few law French phrases. Rien pulp. In old pleading. Not guilty. Rien dit. In old pleading. Says nothing, (nil dicit.)-Rien lny doit. In old pleading. Owes him nothing. The plea of nil debet. Riens en arrere.. Nothing in arrear. A plea in an action of debt for arrearages of account. Cowell. Riens lour denst. Not their debt. The old form of the … [Read more...] about RIEN
REVISED STATUTES
A body of statutes which have been revised, collected, arranged in order, and re enacted as a whole. This is the Jegal title of the collections of compiled laws of several of the states, and also of the United States. Such a volume is usually cited as "Rev. Stat," "Rev. St.," or "R. S." … [Read more...] about REVISED STATUTES