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(A) See residuary estate. (B) That which remains of something after taking away a part of it; as, the residue of an estate, which is what has not been particularly devised by will. 2. A will bequeathing the general residue of personal property, passes to the residuary legatee everything not otherwise effectually disposed of and it makes no difference whether a legacy falls into … [Read more...] about RESIDUE

A writ for respiting a sheriff's account addressed to the treasurer and barons of the exchequer. Reg. Orig. 13& … [Read more...] about RESPECTU COMPUTI VICECOMITIS HABENDO

That which remains after any process of separation or deduction; a residue or balance. That which remains of a decedent's estate, after debts have been paid and legacies deducted. See Parsons v. Colgate (C. C.) 15 Fed. 603; Robinson v. Millard, 133 Mass. 239; United States Trust Co. v. Black, 9 Misc. Rep. 653, 30 N. Y. Supp. 453. Resignatio est juris proprii spontanea … [Read more...] about RESIDUUM

In old English and Scotch law. Respite; delay; continuance of time; postponement. Respiciendum est judicanti ne quid ant durius ant remissins constituatnr quam causa deposcit; nee enim ant se veritatis ant clementise gloria affectanda est. The judge must see that no order be made or judgment given or sentence passed either more harshly or more mildly than the case requires; he … [Read more...] about RESPECTUS

The act by which an officer renounces the further exercise of his office and returns the same into the hands of those from whom he received it. In ecclesiastieal law. Resignation is where a parson, vicar, or the beneficed clergyman voluntarily gives up and surrenders his charge and preferment to those from whom he received the same. It is usually done by an Instrument attested … [Read more...] about RESIGNATION