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In Scotch law. To return a Writ to the office in chancery from which it issued. … [Read more...] about RETOUR

civil law. When the assignee of heritable rights conveys his rights back to the cedent, it is called a retrocession. … [Read more...] about RETROCESSION

In Scotch law. A certified copy of a verdict establishing the legal character of a party as heir to a decedent … [Read more...] about RETOUR OF SERVICE

Looking backwards. 2. This word is usually applied to those acts of the legislature, which are made to operate upon some subject, contract or crime which existed before the passage of the acts, and they are therefore called retrospective laws. These laws are generally unjust and are, to a certain extent, forbidden by that article in the constitution of the United States, which … [Read more...] about RETROSPECTIVE

Fr. In French law. A formula put upon a bill of exchange to signify that the drawer waives protest, and will not be responsible for costs arising thereon. Arg. Fr. Merc. Law, 573. … [Read more...] about RETOUR SANS FRAIS