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RETURN

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The act of a sheriff, constable, or other ministerial officer, in delivering back to the court a writ, notice, or other paper, which he was required to serve or execute, with a brief account of his doings under the mandate, the time and mode of service or execution, or his failure to accomplish it, as the case may be. Also the indorsement made by the officer upon the writ or … [Read more...]

REVE MOTE

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In Saxon law. The court of the reve, reeve, or shire reeve. 1 Reeve, Eng. Law, 6. … [Read more...]

RETURN DAY

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A day appointed by law when all writs are to be returned which have issued since the preceding return day. The sheriff is in general not required to return his writ until the return day. After that period he may be ruled to make a return. … [Read more...]

REVEL

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A criminal complaint charged that the defendant did "revel, quarrel, commit mischief, and otherwise behave In a disorderly manner." Held, that the word "revel" has a definite meaning; i.e., "to behave in a noisy, boisterous manner, like a bacchanal." In re Began, 12 B. I. 309. … [Read more...]

RETURN OF SERVICE

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A written confirmation of a process server, under oath, declaring and describing the service of legal papers upon the person served. … [Read more...]

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