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pleading. The plaintiff's answer to the defendant's rebutter is governed by the same rules as the replication. … [Read more...] about SURREBUTTER

Lat. In the civil law. Deaf; a deaf person. Inst. 2, 12, 3, Burdus et mutus, a deaf and dumb person. … [Read more...] about SURDUS

In pleading. The plaintiff's answer of fact to the defendant's rejoinder. Steph. PI. 59. … [Read more...] about SURREJOINDER

In French law. A party desirous of repurchasing property at auction before the court can, by offering one-tenth or one-sixth, according to the case, in addition to the price realized at the sale, oblige the property to be put up once more at auction. This bid upon a bid is called a "aurenchere." Arg. Fr. Merc Law, 575. … [Read more...] about SURENCHERE

estates, conveyancing. A yielding up of an estate for life or years to him who has an immediate estate in reversion or remainder, by which the lesser estate is merged in the greater by mutual agreement, Co. Litt. 337, b. 2. A surrender is of a nature directly opposite to a release; for, as the latter operates by the greater estate descending upon the less, the former is the … [Read more...] about SURRENDER